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<p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Immersive Pop-Up Theatre <br></span></b></p><p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Railroaded: A Shadow of the Run Story<span></span></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"><span> runs January 9-12 in Bedford</span></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span><br></span></span></p><div><div style="text-align:center"></div></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span><br></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">BEDFORD, Ohio – January 2020 – After successfully introducing
immersive theater in the Cleveland market earlier this year with <b>Chapter 1:
Wanderlust</b>, Shadow of the Run LLC, Co-Founders Beth McGee, Adam Kern, Christine
Woods and Ben Needham are announcing new plans to continue the innovation in
2020. Those plans include a limited January engagement “pop-up” production
utilizing an alternate reality game, as well as a separate full production, <span>Chapter 2: Calloused, </span>that is set to
premier in late 2020<span>. Catch our segment on <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/video/entertainment/television/liveonlakeside/liveonlakeside/95-53a2dd00-1de2-4d36-a3b6-056b1e77ebe4?jwsource=cl">Live on Lakeside</a>!</span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><b>Railroaded: A Shadow of
the Run Story,</b> will premiere an original story in a limited engagement
January 9-12, 2020 in the City of Bedford. This short-term installation, or
“pop up” theater production with limited tickets, will feature an alternate
reality game (ARG) built into the experience. The result will be a
multi-location trek through Northeast Ohio, with a reward for those that
complete the optional ARG. As a “Pop-Up” run time of the performance is
approximately 20 minutes, not including the ARG. Tickets can be purchased at <a href="http://www.shadowoftherun.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">www.shadowoftherun.com</a>. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
story is set during the Great Depression, when desperate men and women
travelled the country’s railways seeking work or a fresh start, but many
tearing their families apart in order to provide for them. An unfortunate time
where the less fortunate could disappear without a trace – whether by their
hand, or another. Add a serial killer to the story and discover how easy it is
to become railroaded yourself. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Railroaded is</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
written and directed by Co-Founder Christine Woods, with production design by
Ben Needham, and support from McGee and Kern. Carol Dolan and Gregg Hill of
Secret Pond LLC return as Executive Producers.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Why
Immersive Theater and ARG?</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;line-height:103%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“Audiences today are choosing personal experiences
over the purchase of physical objects. Immersive theatre dives into this
mindset - a guest can attend multiple performances and have a completely
different experience based on the choices they make throughout the evening.
Combining elements from theatre, night clubs, and personal exploration into one
evening of fully engaging entertainment, audiences will want to gather
afterwards to share their experience and make plans for their next trip,” in a statement
prepared by the four founders. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Woods
went on to explain that an alternate reality game (ARG) is a game in which the
boundaries between players’ lives and the narrative world become blurred.
Players interact with information and characters as if they were real, without
the proscenium or 4th wall of a game interface. This integration of game into
real life is done through social media, real-life destinations, and physical
objects. An ARG is a means for completely engaging in gameplay that allows the
player to forget that it’s just a construct. <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Railroaded </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">fits between 2019’s <b>Chapter 1: WanderLust</b><span> </span>and
<b>Chapter 2: Calloused</b>, which will
tentatively premier in the summer of 2020.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Background
Information </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shadow
of the Run was conceived in 2015 by Beth McGee and Adam Kern. The project was
awarded a $1,000 grant as an audience favorite from Notre Dame College’s
SEAChange Program, prior to appearing in the Cleveland Leadership Center’s
Accelerate Competition the same year. With initial support from Joe and Anthony
Russo, the team continued development to find the right opportunity to bring
immersive theater to the city of Cleveland. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chapter
1: WanderLust </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">was
the first part of a trio of full productions, <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">which
premiered in July 2019, produced by Carol Dolan and Gregg Hill of <b>Secret
Pond LLC</b>. Investors and sponsors for Chapter 2 are currently in development
and there will also be a pre-sale Kickstarter campaign leading up to the 2020
summer production, <b>Chapter 2: Calloused</b>. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shadow
of the Run LLC </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">will
present ongoing original immersive works, like New York’s <i>Sleep No More </i>which
has been running continuously since 2009 in Hell’s Kitchen. After the <b>Shadow
Series</b>, the company has three other projects they plan on premiering in
Cleveland, in hopes of making the city the immersive theater capital of the
Midwest. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shadow of the Run LLC is run by Co-Founders Beth
McGee, Adam Kern, Ben Needham and Christine Woods. Major support and funding
provided by Carol Dolan and Gregg Hill. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Shadow of the Run LLC was founded by artists living
in Bedford, Cleveland Heights, Orange and North Canton. Beth McGee is a
professor at Case Western Reserve University while Needham and Woods are all
alumni of CWRU. Adam Kern is a graduate of Kent State University and Harvard’s
American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre Institute. <span></span></span></p>
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