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Performances March 20, 22, 23, 27, 28  & 29th

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2025 brain-based short play festival was a success! But wait

Disconnected: The stories we stand to lose ...

Seven original short plays exploring what happens when technology replaces human connection.


Developed and premiered to full houses in Irvine, Disconnected comes to Chance Theater as a visiting production. Created through a neuroscience-informed acting and writing process, the festival brings together seven bold new works that examine how technology reshapes our relationships — from dating apps and influencer culture to online gambling, family communication, elder isolation, and artificial intimacy.


One of the plays was written entirely by AI. Audiences were invited to decide which one — and were split.


The production also features a deliberately non-human AI avatar character, whose unsettling presence raises questions about companionship, comfort, and the boundaries between human and machine.

Originally conceived with digital scenography, the show has been reimagined for Chance’s intimate 50-seat theater, offering audiences a rare, up-close encounter with new work designed to spark conversation long after the curtain call.


Seven performances only. Limited seating.

The Brain-based collective

Welcome to the Collective

More than an acting class. More than a workshop. This is an artistic movement. Irvine Theater Company’s Brain-Based Collective is a community of actors, writers, and directors working together under a shared philosophy—one rooted in neuroscience, embodied cognition, and the mechanics of human behavior. This isn’t about memorizing lines or replicating performances. It’s about understanding how the brain naturally absorbs identity, memory, and emotion to create authentic characters and stories. It’s about training smarter, not harder, and working with a team of like-minded artists who want to innovate, challenge themselves, and build something bigger than a single production.

Our Mission

The Brain-Based Collective exists to: Create a shared artistic language rooted in cognitive science and storytelling psychology. Provide a collaborative environment where actors, writers, and directors grow together. Revolutionize the craft of acting and storytelling by integrating a brain-based approach to performance. Develop and showcase original works, with a special focus on our annual summer festival.

Who Should Join?

We are looking for actors, writers, and directors who are: Passionate about performance and storytelling.
Curious about the intersection of art and science.
Excited to collaborate within a dedicated creative ensemble.
Ready to push boundaries and create something truly original.

Membership and Committment

Membership in the collective means being part of an ongoing, evolving artistic community. We meet weekly for training, rehearsals, and project development. Members will have access to:

  • Brain-Based Acting Training – Groundbreaking techniques for character embodiment.
  • Script Development Workshops – A space for writers to refine ideas with actors and directors.
  • Performance Opportunities – The chance to work on original productions, including our summer festival.
  • A Professional Artistic Network – Build lasting connections with like-minded creatives.
  • Membership Fee - $200 membership fee per 6 months (covers our space rental fees and materials)

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About irvine theater company

MISSION: To preserve the art, and evolve the experience–by building the Theater of Tomorrow, a state of the art 500-seat venue equipped with technology that will revolutionize the way we tell stories moving forward.

What makes us unique

ITC enhances the excitement of live performance with spectacular technology that immerses the audience in the world of the story. The engine for our creativity is an innovative brain-based approach to the dramatic arts developed by incorporating contemporary knowledge from the cognitive sciences into the art of storytelling.

Theater of Tomorrow

This one-of-a-kind theatrical canvas facilitates innovative story-telling, including Transmedia Storytelling. Using 280 degree virtual sets that incorporate filmic story techniques, and components of the gaming experience, we seek to attract high profile creative partners from the entertainment industry. We look to partner with master storytellers and creative innovators such as Netflix, Disney, Blizzard Entertainment, Pixar, and others.

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Innovative Productions

Innovative Productions

  

Live performance merges with filmic storytelling utilizing a state of the art camera system that allows a never before experienced audience perspective.

Immersive Virtual Sets

Innovative Productions

Imagine being fully surrounded by stunning visuals that effortlessly shift from one scene to the next.

Family Programming

Introduce your child to the future of theater - an experience designed to teach age appropriate life skills through story.

Classes & Workshops

Interested in learning the new brain based approach to storytelling that is the engine for ITC's creativity? It can only be learned here.

Festivals

Events Venue

Write a play. Make a short film. Enter them in the annual festival. Or simply come enjoy the new works created right here in our community.

Events Venue

Events Venue

Have a birthday party in a jungle. Interact with your office overseas as if you were actually there. Set the tone for any event in our immersive space.

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