Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Center Theatre Group, Shakespeare Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theatre
Assistant Stage Manager - 2025
Coming Oct 2025 to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago
Coming Nov 2025 to Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles
Coming Jan 2026 to Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC
Coming Feb 2026 to American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco
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PRODUCTION PHOTOS
ABOUT THIS SHOW
James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past… An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play will haunt you long after the lights go out. The North American Premiere production is written by celebrated Chicago playwright Levi Holloway, a Red Orchid Theare ensemble member whose Tony Award-nominated Grey House chilled Broadway audiences in 2023. Felix Barrett—pioneering founder and artistic director of the acclaimed Punchdrunk, whose immersive Sleep No More played more than 5,000 performances in a record-breaking 14-year run—directs. If you dare, turn up the fear factor with a special late-night showing on Halloween.
Playwright Levi Holloway shared, “Writing Paranormal Activity for the stage, collaborating with Felix Barrett in London—working to create an actual nightmare—has been a dream. We strived to create something impossible, mixing the familiar with the uncanny, heart with horror. Chicago audiences have a nose for honesty on stage and little patience for anything else. They’ll find it here, right alongside all the mischief we’ve made to trouble their sleep.”
"A delicious mix of fear and excitement”
–North West End (UK)
“Make sure you have someone’s hand to hold”
–Yorkshire Times (UK)