Be part of the action at these immersive theatre shows in New York

Discover all the immersive experiences you can attend in New York right now, in which audiences don't just watch a show, but are also an active part of it.

Gillian Russo
Written byGillian Russo
Life and Trust
Drunk Shakespeare
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Life and Trust

Off-Broadway

From Emursive, the company that produced the long-running Sleep No More, comes its latest show: Life and Trust. The show is adapted from the legend of Faust, a man who is dissatisfied with his life and makes a deal with the devil to gain unlimited knowledge and pleasures.

In Life and Trust, this action takes place in a refurbished bank building and is set right before the 1929 stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression. Audiences have free reign to walk throughout the massive space and interact with the characters — just be careful not to sign your soul away in the process.

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Drunk Shakespeare

Off-Broadway
21+

Get in on the boozy, bawdy fun of this long-running New York hit. In Drunk Shakespeare, five actors perform an abridged version of a Shakespeare play, except one takes five shots of liquor first. You, the audience, remain in your seats, but as the performers keeps the drunk actor's antics in check and the play moving forward, they're talking directly to you and performing among you.

You can even purchase a special package that lets you sit on a throne, enjoy champagne and caviar, and make decisions at certain points in the show. And of course, anyone can order a drink for themselves.

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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Off-Broadway
Family show

The Twenty-Sided Tavern isn't fully immersive, but it is interactive, allowing audience members to be players in the beloved role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. From your phones, you get to decide what adventures the cast goes on, so no performance is exactly the same twice.

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