BWW Preview: ROCKING DEAD: BEDLAM Immersive Theatrical Event at 42WEST Opens 9/29

Fans of AMC's The Walking Dead and Punchdrunk's Sleep No More should rejoice. After a sold-out workshop aboard the Lightship Frying Pan this spring, Rocking Dead: Bedlam is taking its signature blend of interactive theater, survival horror and an adrenaline-fueled dance party to the next level at the midtown nightclub 42West this fall.

Rocking Dead is a visceral exploration of the disintegration of morality in a post-apocalyptic world. Are zombies the real monsters, or are we? This isn't another haunted house. It's a choose-your-own-adventure evening of story, scares, and spectacle. If you plan on dressing up, think Mad Max meets Burning Man. Audience members are encouraged to play however they like, and will watch their decisions affect the arc of the evening in real-time.

The experience will play Tuesday thru Friday at 7:30pm beginning September 29th, 2015. Tickets start at $55 and will be available online starting 9/14. E-mail rockingdeadnyc@gmail.com for information on group rates and other special offers.

Rocking Dead: Bedlam is written and directed by aLyssa Kim and features Emilia Aghamirzai, Lily Blackburn, Erin Timony Bump, Benjamin John Burbidge, Trevor Buteau, Jaime Fallon, Ethan Itzkow, Jenn Kent, Ines Lucas, Sam Ogilvie, Nicole Orabona, Kevin Percival, Laurel Percival, Lauren Ullrich, and Zoe Watkins. It will be stage managed by Gerome Samonte. The show was developed by members of Playing with Reality, New York's premier interactive theater company.

Designers include: Anthony Reyes (SFX Makeup: SyFy's Face Off Season 8), Mitchell McCoy (Fight Director: Assoc. to Broadway's J. Allen Suddeth), Jamie Roderick (Lighting Designer: Asst. on Broadway's A Time To Kill), Alex Caraballo (of EDM group Trillium), Christine Kahler, and Frank Oliva.

The event's producing team, led by Feast Productions' Zach Zamchick, has worked on immersive sensations Queen of the Night, Here Lies Love, The Bad Years, and Survive! Survive!, as well as The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and 'Stream No Evil' on Crypt TV. Producers include April Clark, Sahar Helmy, and Katherine Paige.

42West is located at 514 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. Visit their web site at: http://www.42westny.com/.

For more information about Rocking Dead: Bedlam and to purchase tickets visit www.rockingdeadnyc.com. You can also connect with the project on Facebook and Twitter.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Rocking Dead

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