Introduction
The Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) established Off-Center @ The Jones as a theatrical test kitchen; many of Off-Center’s prototypes experiment with new relationships between artists and the audience. Off-Center’s Recipe for programming takes into account the full audience experience and puts it at the center of the artistic process. While every Off-Center prototype requires the audience do more than just “watch,” some of their shows cannot happen without audience participation. In this Talk, Off-Center Curators Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin share their learning from two such prototypes, THE ULTIMATE WII BASEBALL GAME and their Fall 2013 production of WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE: The Scariest Game Show Ever.