Made to Play

Ludens Theatre Company takes its name from the phrase Homo Ludens, which means The Playing Human in latin. It is the title of an influential book by Johan Huizinga, who argued that the very definition of being human was the cultural phenomenon of play. Huizinga noted that most human interactions have game-like functions; language, law, philosophy, art, every form of interaction we have has an element of gameplay. You can win an argument, there is a strategy to mapping your route to work, the outfit you choose can make heads turn. At LTC, we thrive on these moments of play, and build narratives around the games we play in our daily lives.

We create brand new explorable, playable experiences with each production. We use a variety of mediums to create rich, living worlds. Some of our experiences may take place live in venues that we dress to the nines, some may be in your very own home, and some may be entirely digital. But no matter the venue, we place you, the audience, at the center of the story. You decide where the story goes, and your decisions have real consequences for the world around you. We believe in the power of community action, and we want to give you the power to explore that action in our fictional worlds, then start a discussion about how that action can be carried over into the real world. We want to start a conversation, and we want you to be at the heart of it.