Theater from the inside
“Touch the wall. Offer your hand. Follow.” The music is soft, and cut by the sound of falling rain. The voice coming through the headphones is gentle. The commands it issues are easy to obey. “Look at the man opposite. Look at the floor. Where are all the people you know?” As the four audience members walk or sit or even lean against each other, they become part of a dance, an essential component in an immersive, site-specific performance called “The Garden,” now being staged in Adolphus Busch Hall. Part of “The Mini Series: Performance for Small Audiences,” “The Garden” (which runs through Oct. 30) is one of four such intimate theater experiences being presented by Oberon, the American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) second stage and club. “U R [Star]” is also up now and runs through Nov. 6. “Temping” and “Violet” will be presented next spring. (Because of the small audience size, tickets...