Tara Ocon

Tara Ocon currently serves as a Collaborating Artist at Third Rail Projects, a renowned leader in creating innovative site-specific, immersive, and experiential performances. In this role, she leverages her extensive expertise in immersive theater, theater directing, and interactive storytelling to contribute to groundbreaking productions that blur the boundaries between audience and performer. Tara plays a pivotal role in developing the conceptual frameworks and immersive environments that define projects like *Then She Fell*, *The Grand Paradise*, and *Ghost Light*, ensuring each piece offers a deeply engaging and transformative experience. Her work involves collaborating closely with creative teams to craft compelling narratives that utilize spatial design, user experience principles, and interactive elements to foster emotional resonance and audience participation.

Beyond her creative contributions, Tara brings a strategic perspective to the production process, integrating her skills in creative strategy and user experience design to enhance the overall impact of Third Rail Projects’ immersive environments. Her background as a teaching artist and her passion for helping artists and freelancers navigate change inform her approach to fostering innovative, authentic storytelling that resonates with diverse audiences. Through her work at Third Rail Projects, Tara continues to push the boundaries of experiential performance, pioneering new ways to engage audiences on a visceral level while championing the transformative power of immersive theater as a tool for personal and collective exploration. Her expertise not only elevates the artistic quality of each production but also inspires fellow artists to live their truth and realize their creative visions with joy, fulfillment, and abundance.