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The world premiere of Rogue Artist Ensemble’s Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin — produced in association with East West Players — an immersive theatrical experience inspired by Japanese ghost stories, written by Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton, directed by Rogue’s Artistic Director Sean T. Cawelti.

Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin is performed at a secret, Mid-City six-story warehouse built in 1927 (address revealed after tickets are purchased) on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with up to six performance times per evening every 20 minutes beginning at 7:30 p.m. There will be added matinee performances on Saturday, October 21; Saturday, October 28; and Saturday, November 4, with four performances starting at 2 p.m., with the 2 p.m. performance being modified for guests with mobility concerns.

You receive a letter from your childhood friend who is haunted by a mysterious event in your shared past—and she needs your help. When you arrive at her family’s warehouse, you ascend to the fifth and sixth floors in a creaking freight elevator, followed by a voice that calls out through the shadows, drowning you in echoes of wells and engines and graveyards, in tangles of hair and snow, in sharp reflections of your darkest moments—a voice that may not be human. A small group of 12 enters a room alone, the walls begin to thin, and a dark spirit stirs within you—will you ever escape it?

An immersive experience in 10,000 square feet of warehouse space, Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin features masked and unmasked actors, highly expressive physical performance, interactive sets, multiple puppetry traditions, projected media, sophisticated special effects, and illusions. It is not recommended for audience members that are not comfortable with walking, ducking, navigating small spaces, standing for periods of time, loud noises, moments of complete darkness, or being alone. Because of its nature, the show is not wheelchair accessible, and audience members must be able to navigate stairs on their own, however Rogue Artists Ensemble will be offering special modified matinee performances that are wheelchair accessible.

Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin stars Kamran Abbassian, Dawn Anderson, Yiouli Archontaki, Tyler Bremmer, Tom Dang, Lara Thomas Ducey, Eric Fagundes, Julia Garcia Combs, McCristol Harris, Heidi Hilliker, Steve Jun, Tane Kawasaki, Joleen Kim, Amir Levi, Thomas Isao Morinaka, Jasmine Orpilla, Ricky Pak, Robert Paterno, Sarah Kay Peters, Jonathan Reich, Anthony Rutowicz, Miles Taber, Randi Tahara, Paul Turbiak, Kiki Yeung, and Reggie Yip.

The creative team includes Adrien Prévost (Music Composer); Keith Mitchell (Scenic Designer); Karyn Lawrence (Lighting Designer); Lori Meeker (Costume Designer); Matthew Hill (Video Designer); Steve Swift and Gilly Moon (Sound Designers); Glenn Michael Baker (Props Designer); and Sean T. Cawelti, Jack Pullman and Brian White (Puppet and Mask Designers)

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