Hi there! My name is Anneliese and I am the owner of Elevate Immersive! I have a degree in directing and performance from University of Northern Colorado, and have been working in the performing arts for over 15 years. I have recently been focusing on immersive theater and spent multiple years working for an out of country company traveling around the US and Canada opening immersive cocktail experiences.

While I learned a lot from this company and created some mind blowing events, I wanted to focus more on Denver, and creating a safe and healthy work environment that supports local artists.  So, January 2023 I created Elevate Immersive! We specialize in creating “elevated events”, whether that be a fully decked out space, or a custom made murder mystery party for a corporate event, to producing staged readings and immersive theater productions.

One of my absolute favorite productions I have been a part of to this day was in high school actually.  Denver School of The Arts Theatre department puts on something called “Too Much Light”, which is a self produced, self written, acted, and improvised variety show. Think Saturday night live, but with a much smaller budget. The order in which the sketches are performed are up to the audience and audience participation is encouraged for quite a few of the sketches. It’s initially what made me want to specialize in immersive theater, as I am interested in and love the challenge of creating theater and art in unexpected and unconventional spaces.

One of the best productions that I’ve seen in Denver was created by Oddknock Productions and called “From on High”.  It was an immersive theater and dance piece exploring the turmoil and every day life of corporate America. Their venue was a warehouse in RiNo, you would never expect that space to be a performance space, as it was so industrial and hard, but what a delight entering into a warehouse to find this perfect piece of art!   I think that smaller theater companies are moving away from the traditional theater settings like a stage or auditorium, because they are expensive to maintain, and it doesn’t get guests involved! Especially in Denver, we are seeing a big boom in immersive art, and that is so exciting for the city! 

I am from Colorado! I grew up in Golden, and absolutely loved it there.  However, my husband and I decided to put down roots in the Mar Lee/Harvey Park area.  I went to high school in Denver and my husband is from Littleton, so we both felt that being closer to the city, and closer to family was important. I had good friends growing up who lived in the Harvey Park area and it certainly holds a special place in my heart with lots of fond memories.