October 2021 – July 2022
A season-long experience across multiple locations in Washington DC

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“Rorschach Theatre’s CHEMICAL EXILE excites the mind and ignites curiosity with unique storylines

incorporating the fascinatingly rich history of DC.”
— DC Metro Theatre Arts

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A scientist boards a plane from Amsterdam to Washington. Returning to a world she thought she knew, she discovers nothing, and nowhere, is what she expects. CHEMICAL EXILE takes participants to eight locations across the DC area as a complex story unfolds about families, forgotten histories, and the uncharted frontiers of the mind. 

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This experience culminated in a live immersive experience -- CHEMICAL EXILE:SYNTHESIS -- at the 46,000sqft Waterfront Centre in July 2022.

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PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIES is Rorschach Theatre’s visionary new experience that takes participants to unexpected locations around their city while a season-long fictional narrative plays out over layers of history and magic realism. Guests receive a box in the mail monthly that includes a new Chapter in the story, each box containing hand-crafted objects – letters, drawings, souvenirs, photos, or even snacks – and a map to a location in their city. 

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CREATED BY Randy Baker, Kylos Brannon, Jenny McConnell Frederick, Doug Robinson, Shayla Roland, Jonelle Walker

DIRECTED BY Randy Baker

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FEATURING Erik Harrison, Nathanael Hatchett, Jen Rabbitt Ring, Arika Thames, Roz Ward, and Baakari Wilder.
DESIGNED BY Nadir Bey, Sarah Beth Hall, and Grace Trudeau (Set Designers); Dean Leong and James Morrison (Lighting designers) Gordon Nimmo-Smith and Veronica J. Lancaster (Sound Designers); Paris Francesca (Costume Designer); Rooster Skylar Sultan (Props Designer); and Kylos Brannon (Video Designer).
WITH Valarie McFatter (Stage Manager), Alika Codispoti and Caraline Jeffrey (Associate Stage Managers), Emma Sloane and Paige Willis (Assistant Stage Managers), Simone Schneeberg (Technical Director), Elliott Shugoll (Master Electrician), Adam B. Ferguson (Production Manager).