Where creativity becomes an experience
aRound About Series
The BUS aRound About Series offers informal creative sessions for music, art, and performance where people come together to make, share, and explore ideas in a relaxed, supportive space. Part jam session, part studio, and part conversation, aRound Abouts are about creative connection—trying things out, learning from one another, and building community through the arts.
Gam & Film Jams
BUS Game & Film Jams bring creators together to imagine, prototype, shoot, edit, and build new works in a short burst of focused creative energy. Participants collaborate in teams, experiment with storytelling and technology, learn from each other, and push bold ideas into existence—often in just a day or a weekend. Whether you’re experienced or brand new, it’s a supportive environment designed for discovery, skill-building, and joyful making.
Shows
BUS Show Productions bring TV-style entertainment into satellite studios, community centers, bars, clubs, and creative spaces—turning them into pop-up production stages filled with energy, laughter, and local talent. These are live, audience-based experiences that feel part performance, part community event, and part studio taping. Many casts and crews grow out of BUS classes and workshops, giving emerging creators real opportunities to perform, produce, and shine.
Each show blends entertainment, storytelling, and participation—with rotating formats like talk shows, game shows, variety performances, trivia nights, creative challenges, music sessions, and more. Some are just for the night, and some become ongoing recorded series shared online.
Example Show Types:
- “Uppa Late” – A local talk show featuring community guests & bands.
- “Game Night Live” – A rotating quiz/game show created by students.
- “Actin’About Live” – Sketch and improv nights turned into web episodes.
- “Drawn’About Challenge” – Artists compete in creative timed rounds.
- “Local Sound Sessions” – Live performances + short interviews.
Interactive Story Sessions
A live, narrative-driven experience where the audience helps guide the story in real time using their mobile phones or simple interactive devices. Each session blends theatre, film, and game design—turning spectators into collaborators.
Sample Formats
StoryVote Live
Audience votes at key story points via QR link or text poll.
“The Case of the Missing Melody” – a mystery where the crowd chooses the suspect.
Character Swap
Volunteers receive phone prompts guiding improv actors live.
“The Switchboard” – audience secretly controls dialogue choices.
Location Adventure
Mixed-media scavenger experience across the studio or downtown.
“Voices in the Alley” – teams unlock story beats by scanning QR codes.
AR/Projection Hybrid
Minimal tech (phones + projectors) used to layer visuals over live performance.
“Ghosts in the Frame” – audience-triggered lighting or projection cues.
Musical Story Jam
Musicians improvise score changes based on live votes.
“Compose the Ending” – audience selects tempo or mood live.
Immersive Experiences
Rotating multimedia “story attractions” that transform the studio into an interactive space — combining sound, light, projection, live performance, and audience participation.
Each event merges theatrical storytelling with digital interactivity, giving visitors a reason to return throughout the year.
Samples
Fall / Halloween – “Echoes of the Mansion”
A guided multimedia haunt blending projection mapping, lighting effects, and live actors. Visitors use their phones to uncover hidden clues and trigger ghostly illusions.
Autumn – “The Séance”
Interactive séance experience with AR illusions and responsive lighting. Audiences text or scan symbols to “speak” with spirits.
Winter / Holiday – “Elf Workshop Live”
Family-friendly, interactive production. Visitors craft ornaments, record video messages, and help digital elves fix a holiday machine gone haywire.
Spring – “Digital Garden”
A projection-mapped art installation that grows and changes as people move and interact. Combines music, sensors, and community-created art.
Summer – “The Big Uppa Gallery”
Hybrid digital/physical art gallery—animated murals, projection walls, interactive exhibits, and live music nights.
BUS Productions offer many ways for you to find your pace, your place, and your way to join in