Pop-Up Magazine​ announces new Spring issue: At Home

SAN FRANCISCO— Pop-Up Magazine, the acclaimed live magazine that sells out grand, historic venues across the country, is pleased to announce an all-new event — our first-ever online show — the Spring Issue: At Home. The show brings never-before-told stories to life with intimate, funny, moving performances; stunning video, art, and animation; and an original score. We’re bringing the unique, inventive magic of a Pop-Up Magazine performance to this moment we’re now living through — together and apart.

In place of a national tour, our storytellers and musicians perform from their homes across the country, alongside beautiful illustration, animation, and film, in a creative new split-screen experience, like a cross between a live video and a graphic novel. The Spring Issue: At Home is presented with support from Google and will premiere on YouTube Wednesday, May 27th at 6pm PST / 9pm EST. Watch the trailer and meet the contributors at popupmagazine.com/watch.

“The new At Home Issue is one of the most creative things we’ve ever produced,” said Pop-Up Magazine Editor in Chief Douglas McGray. “We’re trying to capture what feels special about a Pop-Up Magazine show and bring it to you in a whole new way. I wasn’t sure we’d pull it off at first, but honestly… I really love it.”

The Spring Issue stories are timely, surprising, and emotional — a medical student skips residency and becomes a doctor in the midst of a global pandemic; a high school varsity mariachi band competes against 80 other teams to defend their championship title in South Texas; office comedy unfolds inside a giant corporate greeting-card company; legends of the stage and Instagram alike interpret social distancing in one minute of dance; and more.

The Spring Issue: At Home includes a special Google thank you to teachers, with a little surprise from 2020’s National Teacher of the Year. Following the premiere, viewers will also have an opportunity to connect with producers and storytellers in a behind-the-scenes experience via Google Meet.

Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue: At Home will feature original stories from comedians Alyssa Limperis (Crazy; In Bed, Conan) and Mohanad Elshieky (Comedy Central, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), Instagram sensation and dancer Donté Colley, documentary filmmaker Alejandra Vasquez (Night Shift), author and plant therapist Darryl Cheng (@houseplantjournal), choreographers Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Urban Bush Women) and Liz Lerman, humor writer Mia Mercado (New Yorker, McSweeney’s), storyteller and MD Emily Silverman (The Nocturnists), and powwow dancer Rose Bear Don’t Walk.

An original musical score will be performed by Pop-Up Magazine musical collaborators Magik*Magik Orchestra.

ABOUT POP-UP MAGAZINE Pop-Up Magazine produces unforgettable stories and live experiences, including our touring live magazine that sells out grand, historic venues across North America. While the touring show is on pause, Pop-Up Magazine has moved online with past contributors and stories we love from the archive, a new email miniseries (Here’s How), and much more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel (bit.ly/pumsubscribe) for the latest stories. More at popupmagazine.com.

CALENDAR LISTINGS / FOR CALENDAR EDITORS Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue: At Home premieres on Wednesday, May 27th, at 6pm PST / 9pm EST and features timely, surprising, and unforgettable true stories brought to life onscreen with stunning visuals, legendary dancers, and an original music score. Watch the show, meet the contributors, and learn more at https://www.popupmagazine.com/...