Performances creating virtual and real theatrical experiences for audiences will take place Feb. 18-21 and Feb. 25-27 at UNC.
Collectively titled the Virtual Performance Factory, the short plays and performance pieces are by playwrights, screenwriters and video game writers from across the country. Actors will interact with the audience, and actors and audience members will see or interact with projections on multiple screens, a video game and laptop computers.
The Feb. 18-20 shows are part of the CHAT Festival at UNC: Collaborations: Humanities, Arts & Technology. The festival, Feb. 16-20 at UNC, features lectures, discussions, exhibits and performances that explore ways in which new technologies are transforming the expression of the arts and humanities.
The Virtual Performance Factory will be in Studio 6 of Swain Hall, located on Cameron Avenue, at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 21. Opening night, Feb. 18, is sold out. Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for UNC students, faculty and staff, but admission is free to those with CHAT passes.
For tickets, call 962-2311. Tickets also will be sold at the door.