Zerolands – a play with puzzles
Coming Soon!
written by Liz Hara
designed by David Pisa
directed by John Heimbuch
The Zerolands: a fictional dimension of adventure and whimsy, where memories rise up like fireflies. T. I. Nilson’s beloved novel is considered the birth of dimension-jumping children’s literature. Join a passionate college professor who discovers that the book’s surreal landscape may hold secrets more profound than the brightest scholars have yet conceived. Are you ready to journey through the Zerolands?
Zerolands is a cross between theater and escape room. It is a live, scripted performance with actors; it’s also an immersive, interactive experience where the small audience is the hero, exploring a detailed environment and solving large-scale, hands-on puzzles.
Tickets Will Be Available Soon
About the Zerolands Creative Team
Liz Hara (writer) is a Los Angeles-based writer, builder, and puppeteer. She has built puppets and costumes for many theatrical and film productions, including Avenue Q, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, and The Lion King. In 2015, she and her team won an Emmy Award for Best Costume Design for their work on Sesame Street. Liz also writes and puppet wrangles for Sesame Street, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in 2018. She has also written for CBS’ Life in Pieces, Apple+’s Helpsters, HBO’s Esme & Roy, Nature Cat and Odd Squad for PBS, and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur for Marvel. Zerolands is her first play with puzzles.
David Pisa (designer) is the Executive Director of Walking Shadow, and has designed all of our previous plays with puzzles: Cabal, Reboot, Saboteur, and 1926 Pleasant. He has served as an immersive experience designer and consultant for Northern Spark and the Science Museum of Minnesota. His currently-running escape rooms include Utopia at Lock and Key and the touring puzzle experience The Show Must Go On.
John Heimbuch (director) is the Artistic Director of Walking Shadow, where he has directed numerous productions including: The Aliens, Hatchet Lady, Marie Antoinette, Schiller’s Mary Stuart, and the previous puzzle plays Cabal and Reboot. He has also created immersive puzzle events for the Minnesota Historical Society.