New Immersive Piece MYSTERY OF THE SILVER CHALICE to Premiere at Joe's Pub, 2/16

JOE'S PUB at THE PUBLIC will present the New York premiere of the new immersive theater event Mystery of the Silver Chalice, written and directed by Taylor Doherty. The show, produced by Tilted Windmills Theatricals, will take place on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30 PM. The cast will feature Christina Bianco, Molly Pope, Lauren Zakrin, John Kaczorowski, Jacob Thompson and Katie White. There will be an additional industry-only private reading at the venue at 4:00 PM. Industry members interested in attending should email SilverChaliceRSVP@gmail.com and indicate their affiliation.

Mystery of the Silver Chalice, the interactive show with 11 different endings with 256,608 possibilities, introduces us to Rob, who's having trouble with the ladies. With the help of a slightly mischievous genie who lives inside the silver chalice, the audience votes via their remote controls on all the big choices on Rob's magical blind date! Will he go out with the beautiful wannabe model, the adorable girl-next-door, or the edgy poetess? What will he wear? What will he say? So many choices - and they're all up to you!

Your choice just might lead Rob to the girl of his dreams... or on the worst date in human history! His fate is in your hands! But no matter what you choose, it's going to be a hysterically wild ride - and it's different every night!

Mystery of the Silver Chalice allows the audience to decide the narrative throughout the show with a "remote" allowing them to vote on choices the protagonist must make. The votes are automatically tallied and displayed on a projection screen above the stage. The voting is integrated into the action of the script, creating a total audience engagement experience. No show is ever alike.

The show premiered at the Buffalo Lab Theatre in 2014 and subsequently transferred to the city's Shea Performing Arts Center. Both runs played to sold out houses. The Buffalo News called the show "so much fun" and praised "Doherty's smart, self-possessed and often wildly funny script - or at least the one script of many I saw on opening night. This production is a smart insertion of the language of sketch comedy into the structure of traditional theater."

NY Theatre Guide hailed the show as "incredibly entertaining. It allows each show to be completely different and you can go back to see it numerous times and still be surprised at the outcome. Taylor Doherty's script is simple, and he has created and directed a risky theatrical performance. The concept is great, and engaging. The audience embraces the opportunity to watch a live train wreck that they can help create. It also allows for a more memorable experience and a fresh performance each time. Mystery of the Silver Chalice is a great experience and I would suggest any theatre goers who want to see a unique and brand new type of theatre go see this show. Non-stop laughs and if you aren't laughing at the end of this show. . . it's your own fault. . .since you chose it to end that way!" Broadway World raved "As with any good laboratory, hypothesis and conjecture are needed to lead to breakthroughs and new discoveries."

More information is at TheChalicePlay.com.

Mystery of the Silver Chalice will be performed at JOE'S PUB at The Public on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30 PM. The venue is located at 425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place) NYC, adjacent to The Public Theater. For tickets - which cost $20 - call (212) 967-7555 from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM or visit MailFilterGateway has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.publictheater.org" claiming to be joespub.com, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street from 2:00 PM daily. There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.

Taylor Doherty (Playwright) Since attending graduate school at Bowling Green State and the University at Buffalo, Taylor has been fortunate enough to work with numerous theatres around the world as a playwright, actor and director. As a director he has won several major awards, including the Theta Alpha Phi National Theatre Award as Best Director for his work on John Olive's Standing On My Knees. As a playwright his works have been performed in many wonderful places, including festivals in Osaka, Edinburgh, San Diego and Toronto. Recent performances of his work also include productions by The iTheatre Collaborative (Indivisible), Bingo Parallax (Stage Etiquette and Fool's Errand) and the Edward Albee Last Frontier Festival (Machine Stops). In 2007, Taylor founded the Buffalo Laboratory Theatre, an award-winning performance ensemble that focuses on the development of new modes of theatrical storytelling and audience engagement. He remains that company's Artistic Director and is a Professor of Theatre Studies at Hilbert College.

Tilted Windmills Theatricals (Producer) is a producing partnership between David Carpenter and John Arthur Pinckard. The company specializes in the development of new work for the American theater and is currently focused on producing artistically and commercially successful entertainment for under-served markets across North America. Collectively, the partners have won two Tony Awards (A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Clybourne Park) and have been nominated for two others. Past Broadway credits include American Idiot, HAIR, Slava's Snowshow on Broadway and Hands on a Hardbody. Off Broadway and regional credits include CAGNEY the Musical, Silence! the Musical, 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche, Never Swim Alone, and I Love Lucy (Live on Stage).

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