Age: Adult 21+
Level: Casual
Experience: Social
Runtime: 2.5 hrs
Based on Social Alchemix, the party game designed to facilitate deep interpersonal connection.
SOCIAL ALCHEMIX (LIVE!)
This intoxicating hybrid of intimate game night, storytelling, and aligned serendipity is conceived, designed and hosted by cocktail guru and performer Wil Petre. In an informal setting and with cell phones turned off, you will use a beautiful deck of alchemical cards to generate prompts for a meaningful exchange of thoughts.
In the first part of the evening, Petre and his team introduce the game in a round played by volunteers from the audience. After a short intermission, everyone is invited to play in small groups, meeting new people in unscripted interactions that go beyond small talk. As the night progresses and conversations flow, the cards may be no longer needed – but those who enjoy them may purchase a deck of their own.
SOCIAL ALCHEMIX (LIVE!) Details
Genre: Social Card Game
Tone: Serious
Themes: Meaningful Conversation, Deep Connections
About the Guide
Wil Petre (Concept, Host) is a performer, director, and experience designer specializing in intimate performance in public spaces. He has been praised by The New York Times as “a supremely charming actor who finds every laugh in the script and many that aren’t.” Notable recent appearances include Third Rail Projects' 2016 show The Grand Paradise, of which he was an original cast member; Wil was also an original creative cast member of Queen of the Night, the 2015 Drama Desk recipient for Unique Theatrical Experience. Petre has also worked with The Civilians, Witness Relocation, Minute Zero, Collective Museum, Theater Mitu, and Les Freres Corbusier/Alex Timbers, among others, and appeared on stage at such important NYC venues as Playwright's Horizons, Cherry Lane Theater, La MaMa ETC, St. Ann's Warehouse, and Ars Nova. Outside the city, he performed nationwide and internationally, including appearances at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and in Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He also works in film and TV.
As a storyteller, Wil has told stories with The Moth, winning the first slam he participated in and appearing in many subsequent Moth StorySlams and GrandSlams. He also told stories at other open mic venues such as KGB Bar and Bar 2A. Wil was performed in the 2014 Future of Storytelling Summit in Snug Harbor, Staten Island (with The Windmill Factory), and the 2016 Future of Storytelling Festival at the Africa Center (with Woodshed Collective.)
Petre received his BFA with honors in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he taught for almost a decade. He is currently based out of Brooklyn, NY where he operates a cocktail experience company with its signature Bar for One. www.wilpetre.com