Shadow of the Run LLC in cooperation with Executive Producers SecretPond are excited to announce the opening of their immersive pop-up, *Railroaded: A Shadow of the Run Story*. *Railroaded: A Shadow of the Run Story,* 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 www.shadowoftherun.com. 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. *Why Immersive Theater?* “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. Railroaded fits between 2019’s *Chapter 1: WanderLust* and *Chapter 2: Calloused*, which will tentatively premier in the summer of 2020. *Background Information * 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. *Chapter 1: WanderLust *was the first part of a trio of full productions, which premiered in July 2019, produced by Carol Dolan and Gregg Hill of *Secret Pond LLC*. 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, *Chapter 2: Calloused*. 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. 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. ###