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**Summary:**

“Family Meal” is an immersive theater experience by the Speakeasy Society and Order/Fire Productions, blending fine dining with high-energy kitchen drama. Guests attend a fictional retirement dinner for a chef, only to find themselves caught in a family feud as his children compete for ownership of the restaurant. The show combines elements of “King Lear” and food-driven reality TV, featuring a six-course meal, audience participation, and a behind-the-scenes look at the often chaotic restaurant world. The production aims to reveal the cost and character behind the food, prompting audience members to more closely consider the creations set before them. Tickets are priced at $340 per person, and the show runs select Fridays to Sundays at Rita House in Los Angeles.

**News Article:**

**Headline: “Family Meal” Serves Up High-End Food and High-Stakes Drama in Immersive Theater Experience**

LOS ANGELES – Forget calm evenings! The Speakeasy Society, in partnership with Order/Fire Productions, is serving up a unique immersive theater experience called “Family Meal,” where fine dining meets family dysfunction.

Guests attending the performance at Rita House, are thrust into a fictional retirement dinner for Chef Shelley Landwald, played by Neill Fleming, who commands his children to produce a dish, “This is who I am. This is the future.” But this celebration quickly turns into a culinary battleground as Landwald’s offspring vie for control of his restaurant.

Prepare for six-courses of amazing food to accompany the drama, but there are also moments that pull the audience in. Attendees will be pulled into debates, kitchen prep and more. Audience members become active participants in this high-energy, behind-the-scenes look at the restaurant business, reminiscent of shows like “The Bear” and “Kitchen Confidential.”

Co-artistic director of Speakeasy Society, Matthew Bamberg-Johnson says, “We had to straddle the line between the brashness and sometimes crude nature of kitchen culture…There are parts that are tense. There are parts that [are] uncomfortable. That is by design.”

Chef Ben Baron, who designed the show’s menu, drew inspiration from his own culinary experiences, creating dishes that are both delicious and reflect the characters’ personalities.

Performances run Fridays to Sundays, October 10-12, November 7-9, and November 14-16, at 7 p.m. at Rita House, located at 5791 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles. Tickets start at $340 per person. For more information, visit http://www.speakeasysociety.com.

The Speakeasy Society hopes to expand “Family Meal” to other locations and introduce seasonal menus, potentially making it a recurring experience for theater and food enthusiasts.

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