Smoke & Shadows pays homage to the style and swagger of the romance and mystery of a remarkable art form. It’s a film noir collection of the most recognizable and intriguing characters that have ever graced the pages of mystery novels and appeared on the silver screen.
The cast may include the british ship captain, a manhattan socialite, a private detective, a european countess, a quirky, seemingly unbalanced stranger, an all-too-sexy female distraction, a thug-like member of the underworld, and others. They board your vessel with your passengers and, within moments, there is a sense of conspiracy and a sinister plot is set into play. They appear out of the shadows, mingling in gatherings and strolling the decks, interacting with every person, coming together and ‘making a scene’.
At the center of this puzzle are counterfeit plates for european currency intended for an agent waiting on shore. Whoever holds those plates can inflate the european economy and destroy american investments and alliances abroad. Individual greed, act of patriotism, lust for power, personal crisis, political redemption and hunger for adventure all motivate this interactive story of secrecy, illusion and seduction.
Just like in ‘Casablanca’, ambiance is enhanced by a piano player offering up some of the greatest and most familiar songs of the 1930‘s era.
From our Close Encounters catalog, this production is built for mobile audiences and ‘hard-to-stage’ spaces. It delivers the show to the audience.
The cast may include the british ship captain, a manhattan socialite, a private detective, a european countess, a quirky, seemingly unbalanced stranger, an all-too-sexy female distraction, a thug-like member of the underworld, and others. They board your vessel with your passengers and, within moments, there is a sense of conspiracy and a sinister plot is set into play. They appear out of the shadows, mingling in gatherings and strolling the decks, interacting with every person, coming together and ‘making a scene’.
At the center of this puzzle are counterfeit plates for european currency intended for an agent waiting on shore. Whoever holds those plates can inflate the european economy and destroy american investments and alliances abroad. Individual greed, act of patriotism, lust for power, personal crisis, political redemption and hunger for adventure all motivate this interactive story of secrecy, illusion and seduction.
Just like in ‘Casablanca’, ambiance is enhanced by a piano player offering up some of the greatest and most familiar songs of the 1930‘s era.
From our Close Encounters catalog, this production is built for mobile audiences and ‘hard-to-stage’ spaces. It delivers the show to the audience.