Creating an immersive theater production is no small feat, especially with a limited budget and a cast of 10. But the collective Artemis Is Burning pulls it off with The Death of Rasputin, a new show created by Ashley Brett Chipman that rivals the classic Sleep No More and the more recent Life and Trust. It all begins with a ferry ride to Governors Island. Upon arrival at the island’s arts center, audience members have a moment to check their coats and order a drink at the bar. But soon they’re swept into the first scene of the story. It’s 1916 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and the peasant-mystic Grigory Rasputin holds a troubling influence over the Romanov royal family. He’s destabilizing the Russian court in a country moving toward revolution, and the aristocrats want him gone. Participants may then roam two floors where they can experience over 10 more scenes. “There are drawers to poke through, letters to read, eldritch items to caress, a secret passage or two, performers to chase,” writes Alexis Soloski of The New York Times. No two participants will experience the same show. Chipman and Hope Youngblood direct. —Jeanne Malle