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Join us on June 21, 2025
You just broke up. You need to let them know your support for The Cause hasn’t wavered. They need to get their act together so this scene will be good enough to win the Oscar you so deeply deserve. The schedule for shooting this movie is grueling, so the only place you’ll be able to talk about it, is in front of the camera…
In Actors, players will take the role of actors on set for the filming of a big budget action film. The actors’ lives are deeply entangled with one another in terms of their relationships, their careers, and their connection with the noble but persecuted Cause. In pairs, actors will attempt to communicate their urgent feelings while acting out scenes from the upcoming action film. Players not in the scene will take the role of The Director, giving the actors direction on their scenes. Maybe the actors need to remember to inject some comic relief into this scene. Maybe they should take this scene again but make it sadder. Maybe they just need to give it MORE.
What
Actors is a larp for 2-4 players and takes about 4 hours to play. In it, you will play an actor on the set of a blockbuster action film who desperately needs to communicate with your fellow actors about your relationships, your work, and a noble but persecuted Cause. Taking turns in scenes of two, you will attempt to communicate your important feelings and needs with one another while still sticking close enough to what viewers will expect from an action film script.
When not playing the role of your actor you will take the role of The Director, giving the other players direction, offering observations, providing advice, and generally working to either complement the feeling of the scene or encourage dissonance.
As tensions rise over the course of the game, will players figure out how to say what they need to say to each other to keep their relationships together, figure out their next career move, advance The Cause, and still create a movie worth watching?
Designed and Organized by Tom Fendt
Admin Support by Jon Cole
This event is a playtest. Actors isn’t finished, though it will be a complete play experience. It has been playtested before, but there might be some parts that still need more polish. If this game sounds interesting to you even though it is not in its final form, we will be very glad to have you join us! If you’d rather wait for its final form, this game will premiere at Make A Scene!, the Twin Cities’ premiere larp festival on August 22-24.
When
Saturday June 21, 2025
1 pm to 5 pm
Where
Private residence near Arlington Hills Library in St. Paul (address given after sign up)
Metro Transit routes 64 and 71 stop nearby. Street parking available.
Tickets
Get a ticket by filling out the Actors registration form. Once you have filled out our form you don’t need to do anything else besides show up to play!
On the day of the event we request a pay-what-you-want goodwill cash donation ($5–$20 suggested) to support low-cost immersive scenarios in Minnesota. No one will be turned away if they do not make a donation.
Covid policy
N95 respirators or better are required for everyone at this event, and we will have a few to share.
Attendees need to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and boosted to the extent recommended by the CDC for their demographic group. Our policy means you will need to have had the 2024 covid vaccine at least two weeks before this event or we will turn you away at the door. Bring proof you were vaccinated in September 2024 or later. That could be your card, a picture of it, a document on your phone. We know pharmacies aren’t providing proof as reliably as they once did, your personal attestation will suffice in lieu of documentation.
If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, stay home. If you are able to, take a rapid test before arrival. Please reach out if you have any questions about our policy.
Other Information
Safety Tools
Ok check in will be taught before play.
Following play, we will debrief our experiences and shed the roles we assumed for the game. The debrief is encouraged, but not required.
Accessibility
Our venue is in the attic, you will need to go up stairs in order to play. Our playspace has plenty of seating. Gender-neutral restrooms on site.
Water will be available, and we recommend bringing a water bottle for your ease of access. No food will be provided.
Costuming
No costuming needed. If you want to wear something that makes you feel like you’re on the set of an action movie, go for it! Some amount of costume items will be available, but no guarantees it will suit what you’re looking for.
Contact
Contact us with any questions or concerns!
Image credits
Images by GR Stocks, Kyle Loftus, Oleg Brovchenko.