<div dir="ltr"><div>Shadow of the Run LLC in cooperation with Executive Producers SecretPond are excited to announce the opening of<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> their immersive pop-up, <b>Railroaded: A Shadow of the Run Story</b>.</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Railroaded: A Shadow of
the Run Story,</b> will premiere an original story in a limited engagement
January 9 to12, 2020 in the City of Bedford. Tickets are selling quickly, but there are some remaining time slots. and can be
purchased at <a href="http://www.shadowoftherun.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">www.shadowoftherun.com</a>.
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>The
story is set during the Great Depression, when desperate men and women
traveled 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 own
hand, or by another. Add a serial killer to the story and discover how easy it
is to become railroaded yourself. <span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span>Why
Immersive Theater?</span></b><span><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;line-height:103%;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:103%">“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></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;line-height:103%;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:103%"><span> </span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Railroaded </span><span>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></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span>Background
Information </span></b><span><span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>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></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><span>Chapter
1: WanderLust </span></b><span>was
the first part of a trio of full productions, <span></span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>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></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>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 Executive Producers SecretPond.<br></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 2.2pt 0.0001pt 0.5pt;color:black"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Shadow of the Run LLC was founded by Ohio based 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></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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