I was going to write up my experience with Rosie + Faris on Saturday, but she beat me to it. So fun, you must go!
On Saturday, I was taken on a surprise date in which it turned out I was an accomplice of criminals who got their boss outta jail. I have to say, when I showed up at the South Street Seaport, I was expecting to go on a tour around NYC, not join some elite crime force
Instead, we acted as middlemen in an organized-crime scheme which required us to deliver several items all across downtown NYC.
Much like Sleep No More, Accomplice is a deconstructed theatre experience, but it’s also a game. And instead of heading to the theatre, the city becomes your stage. A phone call the day before you’re scheduled to “play” tells you when and where to show up, but other than that,you’re left clueless.
While the experience is not directly guided, the clues were easy enough to get us to the next place we needed to be, but hard enough that it took some investigating. The real fun is in deciphering which people are actors, part of the game, and which people are random bystanders on the street. As Time Out New York says, “The kaleidoscopic flux of lower Manhattan, inevitably, ends up being one of Accomplice’s key partners in crime.”
Neil Patrick Harris was such a huge fan of Accomplice: NY (see the video above) that he worked with the founders to co-produce Accomplice: Hollywood. Case in point: It’s good.
If you’re looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon, trying to entertain tourists or just looking to get into some mischief, Accomplice will not disappoint. Curious? Read Time Out NY’s review or check out their FAQ. (via We Fought the Law, But the Law Won: Accomplice NY « Hudson/Houston)
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