PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Reviews — Page 2

I had no intention of seeing this, but when a friend had an extra ticket, I decided to check it out. I’m so glad I did!

I found this play to be absolutely riveting. It’s so much more than nonstop jump scares. There is a clear and genuinely interesting story at its heart. The performances, design elements, and special effects are all top-notch.

I thought the show struck the perfect balance between horror, psychological thrills, and well-timed jump scares. A great way to kick off the fall and spooky season!

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veronicamae said: "steven22 said: "Is there an active discount code for this?"

fallsale"

In addition to the code @veronicamae posted (which has a nice selection of prices in the Front / Mid-Mezz which I'd recommend IMO between $90 - $102 before fees if you can't get to box office), I'd suggest trying the lottery + rush as a number of friends have had luck with that. Hope you enjoy it when you go!

The story here is the audience, young and reactive and ready to go. The couple of lively moments in the actual show demonstrate that this genre has a real place onstage, and I hope that something better than this IP-branded sludge fulfills the promise. If the script is trash, and it is, the staging really needs to deliver some big, memorable moments and they are far too few and far between. Sure, these simpler tension-building effects can be effective if the story really engages enough, but no, I was not invested enough to be impressed that a door opened by itself or a shadow was projected. Did make me nostalgic for fully realized, multi-level sets though.

Went tonight; had a great time! The building of suspense and jump scares were great.

That said, I really felt like they dropped the ball with Act 2. It did not ramp up nearly enough to the chosen climax. But - still fun!

And after all the comments about terrible audiences, mine was shockingly one of the best I've had in a long time. I think I heard one (1) phone go off; there was no talking, and the audience screamed (and then laughed, as always happens) after the scares, but then settled down.

Sat center orch Row L and it was perfection.