‘Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands’

Audience members carry their seats to the next scene during a performance of Overtone Industries’ “Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands.” Attendees with higher-priced tickets get to ride along on a “train” pulled by a golf cart.  (Christina House / For The Times)

The small orchestra rehearses before a performance of Overtone Industries’ “Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands.” Other musicians who contribute to the production use far less conventional “instruments.”  (Christina House / For The Times)

Audience members ride a “train” toward the next scene while watching a performance of Overtone Industries’ “Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands.”  (Christina House / For The Times)

Audience members watch a scene unfold while seated on their “train.”  (Christina House / For The Times)

Music director David O. leads the orchestra while audience members await the next scene.  (Christina House / For The Times)

For its two-week run, the home for “Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands” is this former Nissan dealership on Washington Boulevard in Culver City. “ “I see us coming to town like the circus,” says Overtone Industries’ O-Lan Jones, “perhaps performing ‘at an empty Circuit City near you!’ ” Jones says she envisions a long life ahead for “Songs and Dances,” part of the reason she didn’t rush its seven-year development.  (Christina House / For The Times)