From Dream to Reality: Nordo Returns with "Ghosts of Nebula" at The Georgetown Steam Plant
A tour of the Georgetown Steam Plant with Actor Ray Tagavilla
It’s been 8 months since the last blog post. And oh, so much has happened.
And now, we have stepped over the edge, and we are excited to announce our first full-fledged production since we closed the doors to Café Nordo: Ghosts of Nebula. This site-specific, immersive spectacle is the culmination of a year of development, and it embodies the type of world-building theater that we have always strived for.
How did we get here?
After our doors closed, in 2023 we began the hunt for a new facility. We reimagined, researched, reorganized, and in December of 2023, we left you with a recap of all the changes Nordo had undergone with a promise of things to come.
We opened a portal and began the story of Nebula.
In May of 2024, we gave you a sneak-peek of this new world of Nebula, with our NEBtalk at the Pacific Science Center. We met the pioneering scientist, Basil Sangalang, and the Dream Collector, Devorah DeLeon. We discovered that dreams do not just live inside your head. They exist in a place! A place we can travel to and explore!
If you were not able to attend the NEBtalk, please see the talk and demonstration that revealed it all for the first time to the unsuspecting world HERE
That was only an introduction. Now, you can explore Nebula!
This October, we dive deeper into the world with Ghosts of Nebula - an alternate history of the Georgetown Steam Plant and the story of a mysterious experiment that occurred there 103 years ago: Six individuals attempted to use the power of the plant to open a portal to another world. They went missing never to be seen again. That is until now…
The beautiful, industrial architecture of the steam plant is more than just a setting: it is a living, breathing character in a supernatural world to be explored.
This unique structure is being brought back to life by a community of individuals in Seattle, and as producers we are proud to take part in that. We are transforming the space into a portal to another dimension. Explore it with us.
To accomplish this world building, we have assembled an amazing rooster of Northwest artists, designers, and performers. Some familiar favorites such Opal Peachey, Ronnie Hill, Ray Tagavilla, Katrina Hess, Evan Mosher, and Bo Mellinger are returning. They made Nordo the beloved destination that it was.
And, there are new faces such as Ben Zamora, an international lighting artist who is actually a dear friend from our days with Circus Contraption., Chris McMullen, metal fabricator and sculptural artist and award winning video game writer Whitney Beltrán, and game and experience designer James O’Donnell. Also joining the team is celebrated Seattle playwright, Maggie Lee, and stage director, Gavin Reub of ACT Theater’s Seagull Project.
This would not be possible without the team of amazing artists old and new that has come aboard. Their creativity and dedication are helping us build new dreams and stories. It has been a blessing of ours to partner with such talent year after year.
This is only one step in our journey of transformation. But in the storytelling, the ambition, this team it is a grand, bold step forward.
P.S. Do not worry, we are still scouring the Seattle area for that right piece of commercial real estate that will house our new, big dream. Many individuals have stepped forward and signed on as investors. The support has been fantastic.
We want to open a portal to another world and bring the multi-verse to Seattle. Help us make this dream a reality. Click HERE to find out how!
P.P.S. Tickets to Ghost of Nebula are selling at a clip, particularly the VIP ones, so go HERE to grab yours. The show has only 12 performances dates October 19th – November 2nd, 2024