Strange Natures Invites You to an Immersive, Queer Dance Party

With so much bad news happening around the world, Control Group Productions associate director Caroline Sharkey doesn’t understand why art needs to be so dramatic, too.

“I have grown extremely jaded with work that has to be serious,” Sharkey says. “Because I often feel that serious equals exploitative, I have been starting from a place of fun. I am thinking about how we celebrate all the aspects of who we are as people and make art as a collective community.”

This playful philosophy guided Sharkey as a director and performer for the immersive theater company’s upcoming show, Strange Natures, which will have its world premiere on Saturday, May 20, and run through June 4. Presented in partnership with the Aurora History Museum and the City of Aurora, the show is more of an experience…