Zoe is an actor, dancer, and aerialist interested in creating storytelling experiences full of spectacle and interactivity to bring audiences in as active participants.
Select Projects:
Bottom of the Ocean, Nov 2021-Dec 2022
Performer, Houseworld Immersive
Bottom Of The Ocean (BOTO) is a surrealist theatrical experience by Houseworld Immersive, taking place in a historic underground space in Bushwick, NYC.
Over the course of two hours, five guests journey alone or in pairs through a sequence of invented rituals, exploring the value, meaning, and pleasure we find in ceremony. The experience combines elements of creator Andrew Hoepfner’s other major works: the layered fever-dream of Houseworld and the guided meditation of Whisperlodge. The result is an intimate, introspective journey to an inevitable destination.
BOTO received a New York Times Critic's Pick in August 2022.
A Place Between, Oct 2023
Co-Writer and Co-Director, NYU
A Place Between is a short immersive theater piece co-created by Alexandra Palocz and Zoe Margolis and workshopped in October of 2023 in the Performance Garage of 370 Jay St. We worked with students from Graduate Musical Theater Writing during the brainstorming process, and invited students from across departments to be part of the workshop, development, and performance of the piece.
Ash lost a sister. Avery lost a love. They are struggling to come to grips with Echo's death when they encounter a mysterious figure who claims he can bring her back from the underworld. In order to do it, he needs your help. Step into their world and join the magic in this short immersive theater piece about connection, loss, and hope.
Chronoplay: The InterTime Institute, Jan 2024
Producer, Co-Director, and Co-Writer, NYU
Chronoplay was a short, interactive theater workshop co-created by Alexandra Palocz and Zoe Margolis and devised by students from several departments at NYU Tisch: ITP, Graduate Musical Theater Writing, and Design for Stage and Film. Using an open-ended prompt about time travel, the group spent one week world building, script writing, set designing, interaction creating, and rehearsing. After 5 days of work, Chronoplay was performed for audiences.
The InterTime Institute, a place outside of time where agents manage our timeline to make sure the world is a perfect as it can be. You enter the space as a Time Agent Trainee, and your goal of their visit is to not only complete your training, but find out what was going on between the employees and stop a plot to destroy our futures.