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In 2014, we set out to create a show unlike anything we’d ever seen. Our goal was to use our theatrical training and fascination with reality television to create a performance based experience that would break all the “rules” of traditional theatergoing. That means whereas most shows forbade you from eating, drinking, talking to the person next to you or using your cell phone, we required it.
We hosted our first experience September 6, 2014 in a small studio in Brooklyn. Since then, we produced over 35 events in NYC, Detroit and Washington, DC for the general public and private clients. Throughout this site you’ll find a snapshot of that work.
The world continues to be in flux so we've paused our in person programming. But we always have another trick up our sleeves. If you have a special request or want to know more, be in touch. We love to dream.
-Team Show:UP!
CAM & ABI 2014 | 8 Experiences
CAM & ABI 2014 | 8 Experiences
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Bed Stuy, Brooklyn
Trinidad, Washington, DC
Harlem, NYC
The inaugural Best Dinner Party Ever experience centered on a couple on the cusp of an engagement or a break-up, depending on which person you asked. Over the course of three subsequent experiences, the story evolved by switching the perspective of the characters, their sexual identities and their life circumstances.
Cam - Nickolas Vaughan
Abi - Jillian Green
QUINCY & TATE 2015 | 6 Experiences
QUINCY & TATE 2015 | 6 Experiences
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
Petworth, Washington, DC
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Our second universe centered Quincy, a feisty woman in love with her boyfriend Tate. She wants nothing more than to be a star with a hit record produced by him, but it seems he might be giving more than his best records to his protégé, the mysterious Corena Holz. These experiences were the first to include choreographed performances and music recorded expressly for the character.
Quincy - Marinda Anderson
Tate - Nickolas Vaughan
Corena Holz - Brittany N. Williams
Recorded music produced by Andre Danek.
THE FAMILY WARREN 2015 | 2 Experiences
Harlem, NYC
THE FAMILY WARREN 2015 | 2 Experiences
Harlem, NYC
Rival siblings unknowingly plan simultaneous parties at their family’s deluxe penthouse. Forced to deal with each other, they confront longstanding tensions, debate the value of generational wealth and unearth family secrets. This was the first experience to feature three hosts, and include original music written for a Show:UP! Experience.
Monet - Amber Iman
Reggie - Nickolas Vaughan
London - Brittany N. Williams
Big Reggie - G. Alvarez Reid
Original music composed by Darius M. Smith
ANGELIQUE & MALIK 2016 | 2 Experiences
ANGELIQUE & MALIK 2016 | 2 Experiences
Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn
Cousins who grew up together have to accept that they have grown apart. But as they pursue their artistic dreams, they face the big questions about “what is art” and “what is responsible”. Not to mention they each have their own grande delusions…
Angelique - Marinda Anderson
Malik - Nickolas Vaughan
Makeda Abraham