ODD MAN OUT
BOX EXPERIENCE

PITCHBLACK Airlines lets you take flight from home
through the ODD MAN OUT Box Experience.

An Immersive experience at home

Immerse yourself in the story of Alberto, a blind musician traveling home from New York to Buenos Aires, Argentina after decades of self-exile. As you enter Alberto’s story you begin a multi-sensory journey of love, prejudice and fears that were left behind. This interactive experience engages and awaken your senses, tests your limits, and ultimately uses the darkness to bring you to a new light.

The experience starts with a travel box that will carry you on your journey.

Currently available in both English and Spanish languages.
Approximate running time: 65 minutes

If you have any questions about your order,
please email customerservice@pitchblackexperience.com or call (848) 272-0858

Part of the proceeds from the sales of the ODD MAN OUT Box Experience will go to VISIONS.

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THE ODD MAN OUT BOX EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

  • Step by Step Instructions (Blind or low-vision option includes instructions in braille)

  • An exclusive binaural 360˚ surround-sound story to be heard with headphones.  Just scan your boarding pass for access.

  • Your option of a bottle of wine, yerba mate tea*, or water, along with a promotional airline glass

  • A gourmet Argentine treat (to be enjoyed during the show) – please let us know if you have any food allergies.

  • Sensorial elements (smell, touch, taste) that will engage and awaken your senses within the story.

  • The necessary items to set your table space, cover your eyes, and to let you be swept away by the experience.

*Yerba mate tea: A rich, flavorful tea enjoyed in Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brasil.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • All box orders received by Wednesday at 5 PM each week are processed and shipped for delivery to you by Saturday of the same week.

  • Box orders are one per person. Be sure to specify your beverage selection for each box ordered. Upon checkout, enter the number of boxes you would like, your shipping address, email address, and your cell number for text alerts and you’re all set! An incredible box experience arrives at your home.

  • The experience remains available to you for four days (96 hours) after you first scan the QR Code on your boarding pass.

  • Approximate running time is 65 minutes, so please set aside about 90 minutes with no interruptions to check-in, check any baggage in, board, and enjoy the flight with the ODD MAN OUT Box Experience.

OUR PARTNERS

THE ROAD SO FAR

2019

HOW IT ALL STARTED

ODD MAN OUT premiered in October 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Performed by six actors entirely in the dark, odd man out relies on immersive sound design, a delicate choreography and the innovative use of smell and touch to create the landscape of its world and characters with a cast composed of majority artists that have either partial or complete vision loss. 

 

Video by Josh Santora

2020

HOW WE GOT HERE

On February 18, 2020, following the Spanish production in Argentina, we premiered in the U.S. at an English-Language workshop presentation with American actors- almost half of whom were visually impaired, rehearsed in Argentina and presented excerpts from the play at the American Embassy in preparation for a New York Production in an upcoming season.

Written and directed by Attilio Rigotti

2020

HOW WE ADAPTED

Friday, May 15 was the day New York City’s PAUSE, the shelter-in-place mandate, was set to expire, It didn’t. As a gift to all New Yorkers (in the city and in spirit), theatreC and PITCHBLACK, the creators of ODD MAN OUT, would like to give you a reminder of the vibrancy of this glorious city. A memory of who we are and will always be. Join us for the next 7 minutes, get your headphones ready and enjoy the ride!

2021

AT HOME EXPERIENCE

To bring the encounter to you, we created PITCHBLACK Airlines and the box experience, in which you immerse yourself in the story of Alberto through an at-home sensory experience. A box with items that will limit your sight and enhance your other senses allows you to have a unique at-home encounter.

CREATIVE TEAM

PLAYWRIGHT / CO-DIRECTOR

Martín Bondone

A playwright, actor, director and co-founder of Teatro Ciego with over 15 years of experience in working in the dark. He has led the company through some of its most successful stages and is responsible for managing and supervising the space in Buenos Aires, as well as developing a robust touring schedule and the groundbreaking creative and team-building workshops Teatro Ciego has employed in companies such as Google, Nike, and Amazon.

CO-DIRECTOR

Facundo Bogarín

A blind actor trained in the Buenos Aires Theatre School that specializes in pitch-black theatre performances and techniques since 2011. He has worked in a number of different performances and private events around the world, and over the last two years, has been responsible for coordinating and directing Teatro Ciego’s touring repertoire, visiting over
100 cities across Argentina and the world. 

ORIGINAL MUSIC / ARRANGEMENTS / MUSIC DIRECTION

Mirko Mescia

A multi-instrumentalist and composer of music and sound for live performance. For years, his training in music composition and sound design has moved between the theatre, circus, and puppetry in cities like Granada, Paris, Copenhagen, and Buenos Aires. He studied under leading specialists like Jean-Jacques Lemetre, the musical composer of acclaimed theatre company Theatre du Soleil. 

SOUND DESIGNER

Nicolás Alvarez

A musical producer and sound technician with over 15 years of experience in surround and traditional sound design. He is an active developer of immersive, binaural recording devices, and has been responsible for Teatro Ciego’s sound design for the last three years

Lead producer

theatreC

Theatre C was founded in 2009 to move audiences and open minds by creating unique theatrical experiences that mix the seemingly un-mixable.We create parties, plays, musicals and special events that meld puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop rock and salsa, and more.Blurring the line between disciplines and cultures, the company is a part of the next stage in AMERICAN theatre’s evolution.

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Brierpatch Productions

Brierpatch Productions is the partnership of Laura Janik Cronin and Scott Newsome, providing general management services for theatrical productions and events.

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