Otherworld Theatre, known for its sci-fi and fantasy works, takes us into the winter solstice with Tales From the Wandering Wyvern Inn: A One-Shot Immersive LARP. If you are a fan of escape rooms, mystery, and/or theater, this show is a LARP dream and a wonderful introduction to the world of live-action role-playing. LARPING is […]
Tag: Tiffany Keane Schaefer
Galaxy cats
Nerds of many stripes will feel at home entering the magical portal that is Otherworld Theatre, a Wrigleyville-based theater company that specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Fancy a butterbeer before the show? A cozy reading nook inside the TARDIS? Eclectic lobby decor ranging from classic sci-fi book covers to modern fantasy artists? This theater […]
Space mystery
In Otherworld Theatre Company’s Murder on Horizon: An Immersive Sci-Fi Noir, the cast and crew have devised an immaculate hyperspace straight out of a video game. The story begins when audiences step inside the theater, and the ensemble welcomes them into a new world. They’ve been transported onto the space station Horizon, situated in a […]
Winter in the Wildwood is an earnest low-stakes fairy tale
Beyond a curiosity shop in a forest of Christmas trees, the lights of Wildwood have grown dim. The Winter Queen (Diane Berrios) is locked in a cursed sleep, and it’s up to intrepid quest adventurers new to this land (you!), led by intern/faun Juniper (Tiffany Keane Schaefer)—who also tends the apothecary/bar managed by Wilhelm the […]
Otherworld Theatre faces social media onslaught
Allegations of mismanagement and harassment rock the fantasy/sci-fi theater.
Otherworld Theatre unites gamers and theater nerds
With VALHA11A, they’ve created their first online LARP.
Corona boldly embraces every space opera cliche
Otherworld’s mashup of Greek mythology and Star Trek is campy fun.
Medusa Undone argues that even gorgons suffer from rape culture
Otherworld retells the old myth from a feminist perspective.
Ideation, Token, and nine more stage shows to see now
A dark comedy from Jackalope and a go-for-the-jugular solo performance are among this week’s best bets.