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Category Archives: Blog

Announcing the Night Cafe

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Lizzie Stark

It’s official! Kellian Pletcher of Green Door Labs and I have joined forces as Green Star Productions, which is building an interactive theater pop up in Boston this July. The Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Boston, interactive theater, Night Cafe, participatory theater, playable theater

Save the Munbax!

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Lizzie Stark

It’s been a while, but I’m back, baby (…and with a new baby). I’ve taken time away from the blog to focus on new acts of creation, like literal childbirth, Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged Cosplay, escape room, Eustis Estate, Green Door Labs, Harry Potter, immersive theater, Kellian Pletcher Adams, Larp, puzzle room, Save the Munbax

Performing the Real

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

My three-part essay, “Performing the Real,” is out on the Peabody Essex Museum’s website for their forthcoming exhibit Playtime. I had the pleasure of consulting on Playtime last year. The essay explores Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged alibi, Peabody Essex Museum, Playtime

The Experience Design of Protests

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

This year in the US has seen a bunch of large and small, well-planned and hastily put together protests. I’ve been to a few. From an experience design standpoint, some Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Features | Tagged experience design, experience design of protests, Johanna Koljonen, participation design, protests

Practical Tips for Writing Larp Critique

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

This is a little bonus advice from Alex Roberts and Lizzie about the nuts and bolts of writing larp critique. It’s loosely connected to our recent three-part series on larp Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged Alex Roberts, Larp Critique, larp theory, Notes Toward Larp Critique

A Template for the Player Organizer Contract

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

Previously, Tor Kjetil Edland and I wrote about some mysteries around the player organizer contract. Today, I offer up the template I’ve developed over time as an event-runner. It’s not Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged larp design, larp organization, player organizer contract

Why Larp Critique Is Awesome

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

This week’s post is a collaboration between Lizzie and crack designer Alex Roberts. It’s the second in a series of three posts about larp critique. In our first post we Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged Alex Roberts, larp theory, Notes Toward Larp Critique

Notes Toward Larp Critique: Exploring Critique, Criticism, and Review

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

One evening, over a post-con glass of wine, Alex Roberts and I started talking about larp critique, and what might be possible with a strong, healthy constructive culture. We continued Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged Alex Roberts, larp theory, Notes Toward Larp Critique

Tips for Starting and Running a Local Larp Community

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

Today’s post of tips on starting local larp communities comes to us courtesy of the Local Larp Manifesto authors. Check out the manifesto here, and the explanation of the manifesto Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged community, community building, community relationships, creating community, Local Larp Manifesto

Notes on the Local Larp Manifesto

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Lizzie Stark

This post was written by the authors of the Local Larp Manifesto. You can read the manifesto here, and the authors’ tips on starting a local larp community here. Here Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged community building, creating community, larp theory, Local Larp Manifesto, theory

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