What is "From the Fire to the Family"?

"From the Fire to the Family" is an original script by Z in the Middle productions. This will be our fifth stage play, and the best idea so far. This is a story based on the Comedia del Arte style of improvisational acting and playing toward each different audience. This story needs actors that are able to gauge audience reaction and alter their actions accordingly with the ability to stay within the parameters of the script. The script is constantly evolving and becoming more adept to audience interaction and suspension of disbelief. The core plot of our story is about an aging criminal hoping to name his son as successor to the crime family, unfortunately his son has just proposed to a woman that will have nothing to do with him if he agrees to a life of crime. Along side this major plot theme there are a variety of other entertaining subplots that will flesh out the characters and bring in new ideas for future performances.

Newton's Forge is focused on improving the theater experience by creating a running dialogue with the audience and involving them in the show by giving them a character to play from their seat. This character will be a simple organization of plot points that the actors will respond to and may lead to other small side plots for the audience member to be involved in. With this audience/character interaction, we give them the power over the plot by deciding the fate of our story heroine. The audience members, based on their experience, will be the tipping point for her life or death in the third act. Some nights she will live and most nights she will die. Point being, the play will be different every night and encourage people to attend again and again to see the unexpected changes. Along with the audience changing the play, our script writers will be rewriting the show often to improve story concept and integration into the theater medium. As an actor you will be required to rehearse before every show to inform yourself of the night's changes.

It is our goal to make this style a respectable and flourishing idea mill for future stage plays and new media concepts.