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Julius Caesar GO! Yeah, We're Riding THOSE Coat Tails!

8/3/2016

We had this game in the works before the release of Pokémon GO, we swear! A very happy coincidence of timing, however, has our patrons primed to do a little treasure hunting while at Shakespeare in the Park!

Secreted throughout Kadish Park are a number of augmented reality trigger pictures. Find them and view the videos that have been created just for Shakespeare in the Park 2016 -- all just-for-fun Julius Caesar/Shakespeare-themed.

The only time you can see them is in the park. At SitP. During Julius Caesar.

How does it work?

Download the Aurasma app on your smart phone OR hang out with someone who's got a smart phone.
Swipe left through the brief tutorial, then create a free account and “Follow” OptimistTheatre.
* Tap the magnifying glass "search" icon
* Search for OptimistTheatre (no spaces!)
* Tap the "Channels" tab and then select "OptimistTheatre's Public Auras"
Grab a map (should be where programs are distributed). You don’t need to find the "Auras" in any particular order. The treasure map will help you.
Find the trigger picture.
Use the Aurasma app to zero in on the picture at each location by clicking the purple box in at the bottom of your screen and aiming it at the appropriate image.
Your video will start automatically. NOTE: You can either stay pointed at the picture that triggered your video or double tap your screen to watch.
Enjoy!

Click on image to enlarge

Credits….

Wisconsin Lutheran College Interns: Macie Laylan, Marah Nitz, and Katlyn Rogers
Milwaukee Public Schools Interns: Jacob Dubey, and Abby Thompson

Special thanks to…

The Milwaukee Repertory Theater Summer Play Festival
Cat Café Mad and all their feline denizens
Captain Drea DeVos and Nathanael Kelly
Actors Jac and Andrew Beseler, and Macie’s cat
Location scout and moral support Rachel Mischke
Cameraman Jack Albert
Map artist Ashley DeVos

The Return of the SitP ShakeSelfie!

8/1/2016

We, and everyone else, had such fun with the ShakeSelfie drawing last year, that we'll be doing it again!!

If you didn't participate last year, or are new to Shakespeare in the Park, here's the scoop:

We give away some prizes after each night of Julius Caesar. To enter the drawing, just post your selfie at the show to our Facebook Page, or Twitter or Instagram accounts using #ImAtSitP16 -- we'll enter each of you in the daily drawing!

(Note: your privacy settings on your post must be set to public if we're to see that you've entered!)

Also, we want you to have a good time with this, HOWEVER pictures of the cast or the stage are strictly prohibited. It's just YOUR shining face(s) we want to see from Kadish Park!!

Julius Caesar GO! Yeah, We're Riding THOSE Coat Tails!

The Return of the SitP ShakeSelfie!

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