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.
FALL INTENSIVE WEEKEND
What happens when theater training becomes theater making?
This September, Bated Breath kicks off its fall training program with a three-day intensive in Suzuki, Viewpoints, and Bated Breath Devising: three practices that shape how we train, collaborate, and generate theatrical material.
Take one session or join us for the full weekend.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Bated Breath Devising
with Mara Lieberman
6:00–10:00 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Suzuki Method of Actor Training
with Morgan Hooper + Mara Lieberman
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Viewpoints
with Mara Lieberman
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
$50 / CLASS · $125 / FULL WEEKEND
QUESTIONS? ml@batedbreaththeatre.org
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
