The sound of my ringtone pierced the silence of what was supposed to be a typical, calm Wednesday night. I looked at the screen, expecting the name of my best friend to show up. Instead, I was greeted by “No Caller ID”. Anxious anticipation rose from my stomach as I accepted the call. Doing so [...]

An immersive experience is an intimate and personal one for the people who go to them. Being part of the story, right in the center of the action, makes it more impactful. The emotional connections are stronger because you are right there, experiencing them with the characters. The twists and turns hit harder, because you [...]

Elisabeth Stranathan has been making her mark on immersive theatre for years now, getting her start with the fabled progenitor of extreme horror immersives, Blackout. Much of her recent work, however, has arisen out of her collaboration with Keight Leighn as one half of the creative duo, G8B4. Together they’ve developed a style of theatre [...]

Before all this craziness happened, Los Angeles was a town booming with immersive theater business. Unfortunately, COVID-19 cut short a lot of productions that we were looking forward to, but I was lucky to catch WHERE THE OTHERS ARE, from E3W Productions just before it had to close early. I found it to be an [...]

Without any immersive or haunt experiences in sight for at least the next few months, I was starting to get more than just a little sad... I was worrying about the future of the industry.  I've breathed big sighs of relief as the community has gone above and beyond to find creative ways to bring [...]

Enter the violent, filthy, underworld…the dark and gritty of the organization. BRANDING OF THE LAMB is part of the expansive M series of shows that BL4KM4SS has put on over the last year.  It’s where everything begins in the story line of this organization.  As per usual, I’m waiting in the dark for a phone [...]

Candle House Collective wonderfully crafted a variety of emotionally driven remote experiences. This certainly helps fill a void that I’m sure many are feeling in these uncertain times of quarantine. With their storytelling taking place remotely, it allows any participant to safely be immersed into a story from their own homes. I personally had never [...]