Revelations

Revelations is a gripping immersive theatre experience based on interviews with real disaster preppers. It begins innocuously as an at-home escape room kit before growing into a full-fledged gameshow-inspired live performance.

The show offers two experience paths, one for interactive players and one for a non-participatory general audience.

Interested in being a Player? First, read this FAQ. Set to go? Purchase one Player Party ticket that will be valid for up to 8 players. This one $50 payment will guarantee access for your entire party. For further questions, email us at info@ottawafringe.com.

For an audience experience, select one of our Pay-What-You-Choose ticket types.

For General Audiences

For audience members preferring an experience closer to a typical night at the theatre, Revelations welcomes a spectating studio audience. You’ll meet disaster preparedness expert and protagonist Mike at the theatre as he tells you his story of transformation from a bored insurance lawyer into an obsessive disaster expert and the creator of a survival preparedness game. Then past and present collide as the Players join the studio audience for the performance’s gameshow finale.

Who is the General Audience Experience for?

The General Audience experience is perfect for patrons who crave a satisfying, exhilarating night of narrative storytelling from the comfort of your seat.

For Players

Each night Revelations welcomes five participating PLAYER PARTIES—much like gameshow contestants. In the days leading up to the performance, you’ll receive a visit from The RevelationsTM Consultant to your home or place of work for a walkie talkie tutorial. At showtime you and your Party members will arrive at Arts Court and be shown to a private room where you’ll engage in an escape-room like experience as the spectating studio audience watches from a live feed.

Through puzzles and gameplay you’ll have to make hard choices—relying on your skills, your wits or your neighbours to make it to safety. Then you’ll join the studio audience in the theatre for the performance’s finale: you’re now a contestant in a technicolour gameshow complete with popping balloons, novelty dice—and death!

Who is the Player experience for?

The Player experience is interactive and perfect for audiences who favour a multi-disciplinary novel experience and are excited to fulfil their dream of being a contestant on a gameshow. Participating Player Parties often make a night of it, playing as a household or as a group of friends. Maximum 8 playing audience members per Player Party.

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Created & Directed by Anahita Dehbonehie, Griffin McInnes and Aidan Morishita-Miki

Performed by Griffin McInnes

Dramaturgy by David Geary

Stage Management & Production Management by Kyle Ahluwalia

Lighting Design & Associate Stage Management by Laura Wheeler

Video System Design & Sound Design by Sebastian Marziali 

Game Graphic Design by Jared Olsever

Revelations was first developed as part of the 2020 Kick & Push Festival in Kingston, Ontario. It premiered in Vancouver in 2021 produced by Upintheair Theatre through their UpDrafts Collaborative Commission. Development has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, The Kick and Push Festival, and Outside the March Theatre.