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We’re excited to tell you about Make a Scene!, a brand-new live-action scenario festival right here in the Twin Cities. Inspired by the format of larp festivals in the Nordic countries, Make a Scene! may be the first event of its kind in North America. Check it out!
July 26 to 28, 2019, North Minneapolis
The deadline for event submissions is February 15.
Player registration opens on March 14.
(It’s not a Larp House event, but is being organized by people who are involved with Larp House.)
Documentation for So You Think You Can Dance?, a Palestinian edu-larp
20 January 2019
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Five players
Designed by Riad Mustafa, Ureib Samad, and Mohamad Rabah
Organized by TLS
The hubbub of the holidays is behind us and we are pleased to announce our tentative Winter 2019 event schedule! We are still working out the details for each of these, and the lineup is subject to change. Watch this space for future announcements about these events!
We still have room for a couple more submissions. Contact the Creative Director if you have an idea.
During the 2002 Israeli military invasion of Ramallah, people were arrested at random and put placed in a transitional prison camp while they decide whether to release the prisoners or transfer them to a permanent prison.
By coincidence a group of former classmates from Birzeit University are arrested in the middle of the night. They are held at this prison camp with hands tied and eyes covered.
In So You Think You Can Dance? the players will take the roles of characters that each represent different political views on how to end the occupation, as well as different visions for the Palestinian State. During the scenario the characters will revisit their political arguments from 1993 (year of the first Oslo Accords), and explore how these arguments and political views have developed by 2002.
So You Think You Can Dance? is an educational live-action game for non-Palestinians about the internal Palestinian political situation, for 5 to 10 players.
Designed by Riad Mustafa, Ureib Samad, and Mohamad Rabah
Organized by TLS
Sunday, 20 January 2019, from 2 pm to 6 pm
So You Think You Can Dance? will take place at SpringBOX, located at 262 University Ave W in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Parking on site. METRO Green Line and bus lines stop nearby.
If you are interested in participating, fill out our So You Think You Can Dance? registration form before 11:59 pm on Saturday, January 12th. We’ll let you know if you are in the larp by Monday January 14th.
SpringBOX is a space for community events and programming, operated by Springboard for the Arts. We are requesting a pay-what-you-want goodwill donation ($5 suggested) to support the work of SpringBOX in appreciation for the use of their space. No one will be turned away if they are unable to make a donation.
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(Update: The event is on Sunday, 30 December. We apologize for any confusion!)
Meanwhile, it is Christmas Eve in Jersey City. Families gather for dinner. Hope is in the air. But for one family this Christmas will be fraught with danger. Little do they know that their father, Vernor Cedrac, was involved with the Ultra Sechs program. Or that Karma, loving mother and daughter and host of the family’s Christmas feast, is one of the hidden offspring of the alien vampires. What other surprises lie in store for the Cedracs as they uncover family secrets and learn the true meaning of Christmas?*
Uwe Boll’s Christmas Special is a holiday-themed live-action comedy game for 8 to 12 players, designed to simulate the delicious chaos of a hypothetical Christmas special directed by controversial German director Dr. Uwe Boll. Players take the role of miscast actors starring in a genre mash-up gone awry. This game is game a tongue-in-cheek homage to Boll’s work: off-color video game adaptations and tasteless shooter flicks that shock, enthrall, bore and occasionally move DVD audiences worldwide.
Designed by Evan Torner and Kat Tobin
Organized by Josh Krehbiel and TLS
Sunday, 30 December 2018, from 2 pm to 5 pm
A North Minneapolis nonprofit located near Broadway and Emerson. Players will be given details after they are registered.
Parking on site. Metro Transit lines 5, 14, 30, and 32 stop nearby.
We are requesting a pay-what-you-want goodwill donation ($5 suggested) to support the work of the nonprofit in appreciation for the use of their space. No one will be turned away if they are unable to make a donation.
If you are interested in participating, fill out our Uwe Boll’s X-mas Special registration form before 11:59 pm on Friday, December 21st. We’ll let you know if you are in the larp by Monday, December 24th.
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Sometimes it’s just a lucky coincidence when your r-map resembles a pentagram
Documentation for Old Friends, part 3 of 3: Scenography
Lighting and scenography by l.p.lade
Very special thanks to Tayler and Greg Stokes for assistance with facilities and logistics
Soundtrack: “1 Ghosts I,” “36 Ghosts IV” by Nine Inch Nails
Photography by l.p.lade
20 October 2018, Saint Paul, Minnesota, five players
Documentation part one: Photos
Documentation part two: Video
You’ll have to admit the ritual is much improved by that blood.
Documentation (part 1 of 3) for Old Friends, a live-action ghost story
Designed by Ole Peder Giæver and Jason Morningstar
Organized by l.p.lade and Shawn Stokes
Photography by l.p.lade
20 October 2018
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Five players
Buy Old Friends at DriveThruRPG
Tomorrow: Video documentation
A___ is together with B___, and is making out with C___, who is in love with D___, who is having an affair with E___, who rejected F___… who is hitting on everybody. A lot of people live this way. Sometimes everybody’s happy, and other times it doesn’t really work out that well. What emotions, conflicts and weird situations may arise in a group of friends with somewhat loose sexual relations crisscrossing the social sphere? And how did it turn out that way?
Screwing the Crew is a live-action scenario about a holiday party and people with varying degrees of open relationships in a tightly-knit social scene, for 7 to 15 players.
Designed by Elin Nilsen and Trine Lise Lindahl
Organized by Katherine Shane, Shawn Stokes, and Cat Stuntebeck
Sunday, 18 November 2018, from 2 pm to 6 pm
A private residence in northeast Minneapolis. Details will be provided to participants after registration. Venue is near transit.
Participation in this event is offered free of charge, but everyone is encouraged to bring something for the potluck. (see below!)
If you are interested in playing, please fill out our Screwing the Crew registration form before 11 November, 11:59 pm. If more people sign up than we have room for, attendance will be decided by weighted lottery. You should know if you are in or out of the larp by 13 November.
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Updated: registration link
One night every year, the children of the world shed their innocent guises and reveal their true selves: These monsters roam neighborhoods, searching for helpless adults to feed their endless hunger.
Mercifully, we have found that a common household chemical—sugar, of all things—numbs their murderous ravening. You can avoid a grisly fate through preparation and common sense, but you’ll need to keep your wits to do it.
Halloween Survival Guide, a lighthearted party larp for one or more hopeful survivors of Halloween.
Designed by Jay Treat
Organized by TLS
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 from 6:30 pm to 12:00 am
The larp will be held at a private residence in St. Paul. Full details will be emailed to participants.
Participation in this event is free of charge, although a potluck offering is encouraged. (See below)
If you are interested in playing, fill out our Halloween Survival Guide sign-up form before 11:59 pm on Thursday, October 25th. There is no upper limit for players, but there is a limit to how many people we can host. In the unlikely event that more than 15 people sign up for the larp we will let participants know what to expect on Sunday, October 28th. Please register so we can plan accordingly!
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Documentation for My Jam
A live-action game about music, magic, and high school drama
Designed by Jeff Dieterle and Eric Mersmann
Organized by Cat Stuntebeck, Jon Cole, and Katherine Shane
Photography by l.p.lade
19 August 2018
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Eight players
