Join Barry Joseph and Gaming Pathways @ CCNY for "How To Play The Sondheim Way: A Parlour Game Workshop"

Join us for How to Play the Sondheim Way: A Parlor Game Workshop, a lecture/workshop designed for participants to discover how the playful approach to parlor games of the famed lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim can inspire our own design practices. Based on the new book Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Games and Puzzles of the Broadway Legend, the gathering will open with an exploration of how Sondheim designed puzzles (like treasure hunts and cryptic crosswords) to create moments of clarity and designed games (like parlor and board games) to create moments of connection. Participants will then experience and analyze Sondheim-style parlor games, identifying underlying design values like playfulness, generosity, and mentorship.

Book sale/signing to follow.