I Couldn't Tell You Why, produced by Refracted Theatre Company, is moving onto the streets of NYC. Produced as part of NYC's Open Culture program, this audio immersive theatrical experience, written by Harrison David Rivers (When Last We Flew, This Bitter Earth) and directed by Refracted's Artistic Director Tova Wolff (The King's Speech, Monica: This Play is Not About Monica Lewinsky), will invite the audience to take over East 47th Street. The audience will be given silent disco headphones to listen to the audio portion of the play, while an ensemble of live performers present a movement based version of the story that contextualizes and complicates the audio narrative. I Couldn’t Tell You Why challenges the audience to accept what is both heard and seen, as we enter the mind of a young man torn between past and future. Can Casey hold his history of his father, a history of both love and pain, as he drives toward a new level of intimacy with his boyfriend? It’s his call…and yours.
The audioplay, written in three parts, will be presented in succession during the live performance, featuring sound design by Drew Sensue-Weinstein and original music by Noah Therrien. Then, the piece will be released as three distinct episodes on Refracted's audio immersive short-play podcast, The Swell (available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify). The voiceover cast of the audioplay of I Couldn't Tell You Why stars Jonathan Burke (The Inheritance, Choir Boy, Tuck Everlasting), Daniel K. Isaac (Billions, According to My Mother), and Ivan Moore (Luke Cage, Bull), and features Stevi Incremona (In Pieces, Play/Date). The live ensemble features Kyle Starling, Marcus Zebra Smith, and Azi Coppin. I Couldn't Tell You Why will run for four performances, May 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th, and will be presented at East 47th St. between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue. All performances begin at 5 PM. Runtime is between 30 - 40 minutes. Tickets on sale now at www.refractedco.com.