The Cold Romantics & The Year Without a Summer: Immersive Gothic Horror
In which you join Romantic contemporaries to examine a supernatural affliction during 1816, the Year Without a Summer
In October 1816, the Year Without a Summer has left Hartford cold, dark, and uneasy. Crops have failed, strange weather has lingered for months, and troubling stories are spreading throughout the region. Against this unsettled backdrop, an elegant masquerade brings together Lord Byron, Mary Godwin, Percy Shelley, John Polidori, and their Hartford hosts for an evening of poetry, philosophy, storytelling, and revelry. But as the night unfolds, the masquerade takes an increasingly unsettling turn. Strange behavior, missing memories, and inexplicable occurrences begin to suggest that something has followed the guests into the house. As the boundaries between imagination and reality begin to blur, guests must search for answers before the evening becomes something none of them can wake from. ESCAPISM PRODUCTIONS reunites with CONNECTICUT LANDMARKS for a historical Regency Gothic horror inspired by the Year Without a Summer, the young Romantics, and the terrifying places we visit when we dream.
Organizer
Escapism ProductionsVenue
Isham-Terry House
Category
Immersive TheatreTag
HorrorStart date
October 16th, 2026
End date
October 24th, 2026
Audience Role
Masquerade guest
Ages: 13 +
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6
Years on EI
About Escapism Productions
Headquartered in New England, Escapism Productions longs to bridge the gap between audience and actors. Our shows are part theater, part escape room, part cooperative actions, and they are 100% immersive. We long to tell stories drenched in lore, with tales and characters that we hope you can become truly invested in because you are a part of their world! Escapism Productions also believes in working with local artists and business for our productions, as well as paying our cast and crew for their time and experience. We hope that you will join us in the worlds we weave for you! Please enjoy your stay as we ask you to Escape the Mundane...