The Mortality Machine NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (25)
See it if you enjoy escape rooms, murder-mystery parties, choose-your-own-adventure and LARPing.
Don't see it if you are a fan of such superior immersive theatre pieces as Sleep No More and Then She Fell; you don't like to participate in role-play. Read more
See it if you want to have an experience that's halfway between a game and an immersive theater night; you are interested in death/afterlife
Don't see it if you have never done any sort of live game before; you don't like crowded rooms; you want a clear narrative
See it if you really like participating in the action. You will be very very involved. If you like chaos, ambiguity, and want to emotionally connect.
Don't see it if You like to be passively entertained, hate LARPing, don't do well in chaotic environments Read more
See it if Fun to meet various "characters" and hunt thru the lab for clues/pieces of the puzzle. Your group will have 1 of 4 possible endings.
Don't see it if Bit confusing to follow plot since so much is happening in different rooms at once. Didn't totally follow everything, but it's fun enough.
See it if You enjoy anything para-normal related stories. You enjoy getting into character and connecting with other participants.
Don't see it if You are someone who dislikes stories that focus more on concrete details than atmosphere. You actively dislike any form of acting. Read more
See it if You like immersive work where you become part of the show.
Don't see it if You want a short night of theater, as this drags a bit. Also, if you don't want to be part of the show.
See it if you're ok with an ambitious swing and a miss. Quite a lot of fun but as a coherent whole it doesn't really work.
Don't see it if you're look for something that coalesces into something substantial. You don't want to be an active participant. Read more
See it if you are into role play. I am not but I was hopeful. Not much direction; you are expected to invent and act out the plot yourself.
Don't see it if role play is not your thing and even if you are, you need some hint as to what you are supposed to be doing for two hours. Read more
Critic Reviews (6)
"Hats off to the successful design of the visitor’s badge, which allows you to address people and have your backstory handy at all times...Author Ryan Hart is inventive when it comes to triggering emotional responses and seamlessly intertwining them into the process of the underground lab search...'The Mortality Machine' promises something for everybody...With some bumps and imbalances, 'The Mortality Machine' is still a notable experiment in the field of interactive theatre."
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“An immersive theatrical experience...With live-action role play, dance and solving the crime, you are asked to submerge yourself into the experience...Though the experience was fun, you never really find out the answers to anything. We never really solve the mystery...I wanted to know more...I wanted answers...The cast...are all talented...The dance portion choreography...is seamless and quite beautiful...The script...is the part that lacks.”
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"Part of the mystery for the playgoer is who else has bought a ticket and who’s being paid to act...The creative team has dreamed up vivid characters..Schumacher aimed to cross the boundary between life and death, so it’s not a spoiler to mention that the authors invite the audience to take an imaginative step across that line in order to rendezvous with the missing characters. That’s when 'The Morality Machine' becomes fanciful and really interesting..”
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"What makes 'The Mortality Machine' stand out from some of the other immersive experiences in New York City is the active participation it requires from it’s audience...Without giving too much away, as this is an experience full of mystery and surprises, the cast did a wonderful job of maintaining the world that you are thrust into...If you go in ready to become someone else for a night and embrace whatever is thrown at you, you will most likely have a great time."
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“’The Mortality Machine’ resurrects itself with great success...This is not ordinary theater! It is a theatrical roller-coaster of experiential drama that immerses you in the world of the play and you...can make your own decisions that affect everything. It’s astonishing what the cast and crew accomplishes in the little space they have to work with...It’s unbelievable fun when you allow yourself to surrender to the world they create...A theatrical role playing event that I will not soon forget!"
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“Sinking Ship Creations’ ambitious new experience never quite gets going...The production as a whole seemed incomplete...’The Mortality Machine’s’ plot felt like the great first half of an unfinished play...Given what the show is asking audiences to do — solve puzzles, play characters, investigate a crime, and sometimes even do improvised dance — the payoffs need to be worth each participant’s emotional and time commitment. Otherwise, it’s just a quest with no grail.”
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