About Intrapology

Neurodivergence can feel like being an alien, studying human society - in Temple Grandin’s words, an “Anthropologist on Mars”.

Extending this metaphor into a narrative storyworld, Intrapology is a series of online interactive performances representing the experiences of neuroqueer and chronically ill people, as video calls between alien anthropologists and their supervisors at the Transdimensional Research Institute.Intrapology is about how people make worlds together, and the cataclysmic social fragmentation that threatens to unmake them.

Our sci-fi multiverse is inspired by critical post-humanities and new materialism, as well as the lived experience of queer disabled people. We take social constructivism literally to the point of absurdism: each world is enacted by the society that inhabits it, and when coherent shared worldviews break down, a world fragments into smaller, separate realities.

The question is, why are we earthbound beings socially constructing a giant shithole? And is it possible to engage purposefully in worldbuilding for a better future?

We promise it's actually quite funny. It has to be, or else it would be a huge bummer.

Format

Our innovative custom-made web app allows the audience to influence what the protagonist says and does. This reflects how the characters, and their world, have been shaped by society.

Our shows function as semi-rehearsed live readings carried out over video call, accessed through a web page that looks like the protagonist’s computer, so you feel like you are in their space. The script shown to actors changes on the fly, responding to audience interactions such as voting on multiple choice dialog options, and typing in short messages to contribute to a stream of consciousness rant.

Community support

Intrapology launched on Patreon in January 2024, where a small community of supporters have been able to receive updates about our projects. You're currently looking at our Ghost site, which offers another way to support us and access exclusive content. Existing Patreon supporters will be able to access exclusive members content on this site.

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