When artistic play is often forgotten, imagine an environment that encourages chaos, curiosity, and the rare freedom to fail. Introducing…

Test Kitchen

OddKnock’s initiative of experiential mess making: a rolling residency for physical theater artists to dive in and juice the fruit of their curiosities in an experimental, provocative play space. Kitted out with materials to catalyze wildness and quirky storytelling, Test Kitchen provides a consent-based space for honest conversation and collaboration.

Over the span of four months, OddKnock Productions will take residency within the RiNo Arts District in Denver, CO and transform an empty 3,700 square foot storefront into an immersive performance venue, designed to host a calendar of unique events that provoke and inspire.

Each Test Kitchen will be written, directed, and devised in collaboration with a local cast and design team, to create three work-in-progress showcases of new immersive theater productions. These productions build on OddKnock’s award-winning experience designing and building immersive theater that reignites the imagination of audiences and invites them to contribute to the story unfolding around them.

SECOND TEST KITCHEN

NOV 20 - DEC 7

FIRST TEST KITCHEN

OCT 23 - 26

DIGITAL PROGRAM

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In this iteration, OddKnock is looking to expand Test Kitchen’s offerings from a residency program to an outfitted immersive venue designed to host a full calendar of unique events that provoke and inspire. Already, OddKnock has secured a 3,700 square foot storefront in partnership with EDENS Properties, as well as $20,000 in seed funding to kickstart the venue’s development as well as funding grants from both the RiNo Arts District and Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.

Over the course of six months, Test Kitchen will act as a proving ground for the next iteration of groundbreaking immersive theater. Continued donations will help us to uplift production value, fill up our events calendar, and attract future investors to this experimental venue concept. If you’re interested in supporting this work, please click the DONATE link below to visit our Fractured Atlas donation page.

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2021 Recap

In partnership with the Denver RiNo Arts District’s “No Vacancy” programming, the inaugural run of Test Kitchen occupied a 4,000 square foot warehouse from July - September 2021. Together, with 16 performing artists from around the country, OddKnock produced 5 full length shows, each uniquely crafted from the cast’s chemistry and artistic instincts.