New York Center for Immersive Theatre
The New York Center for Immersive Theatre (NYCIT) opened in 2025 as a real and metaphorical space where the future of theatrical audience engagement can be envisioned, composed, pushed, revised, and shared with audiences.
NYCIT is home to Bated Breath’s classes and trainings, as well as ongoing events, experiments, and gatherings that explore and expand this burgeoning art form.
UPCOMING CLASSES THIS FALL
Three Immersive Workshops
Bated Breath Theatre Company and The New York Center for Immersive Theater invite you to join us for a small series of introductory workshops exploring devising, ensemble creation, participation, Suzuki Method of Actor Training, and Viewpoints.
Rooted in Mara Lieberman’s decades of immersive and site responsive theatre work, these workshops are designed for actors, directors, writers, performers, and curious collaborators interested in creating intimate, transformative experiences.
TO REGISTER & FOR QUESTIONS: ml@batedbreaththeatre.org
Workshop 1
Intro to Bated Breath Devising
with Mara Lieberman
Workshop 2
Suzuki Method of Actor Training
with Morgan Hooper + Mara Lieberman
Workshop 3
Viewpoints
with Mara Lieberman
MEET THE FACULTY
Mara Lieberman is an award-winning immersive theatre director and Executive Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company and Founder of the New York Center for Immersive Theatre. Her work in Viewpoints, composition, audience participation, and immersive storytelling has shaped productions including Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chasing Andy Warhol, and Dirty Books. Named a “Future Maker” by Time Out New York, her work transforms architecture, audience, and environment into active partners in the theatrical experience.
Morgan Hooper is an actor, writer, and instructor of Japanese sword arts. As a teacher and theatre maker he combines traditional Eastern philosophy with Western postmodern practice. His new play, Wild Ass, is set to premiere in NYC in 2027. www.morganhooper.com
