The walking dead are returning to Pittsburgh, and you can be among them.
For the latest version of "Midnight Radio: Night of the Living Dead N'at," Bricolage Productions has added The Zombie Porch, for six patrons who want to take a more active role in the show -- as the undead Zombie Chorus.
Patrons on the Porch will be seated to the far right of the stage, with a clear view of the Midnight Radio performers. A "flesh alarm" will be the signal to "zombify." No acting experience is necessary. Bricolage is prepared to share the secrets of zombie moans and groans and provide props to create additional sound effects.
Where: Bricolage Productions, 937 Liberty Ave., Downtown.
When: Thursday through Nov. 12. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Monday. Then Nov. 3-12: 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday.
Special events: For Halloween on Monday, The Brains N'at Ball. Nov. 10, free sound effects workshop at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets: $35, $25 with student ID, $15 for Zombie Porch; bricolagepgh.org or 412-471-0999. To "Buy One Get One Free" for Thursday nights; use the code ThriftyThursday at the online checkout.
Notes: Pre-show happy half-hour includes free drinks and "amusements"; the show is for ages 17 and up.
Performers for "Night of the Living Dead N'at" are Wali Jamal, Jason McCune, Sheila McKenna and Sean Sears, with Deana Muro as musical director and rock band Cello Fury (Simon Cummings, Ben Munoz and Nicole Myers) as the musical guest.
The 1940s-style live radio show with old-time sound effects is based on George Romero's 1968 filmed-in-Pittsburgh horror classic. Bricolage's twist adds more Pittsburgh flavor, humor and commercial spoofs to "feast on your funny bones as yinz laugh your brains aht."
If you want to be a part of it, Porch seats are $15, and participating zombies are asked to report 30 minutes before the show (7:30 for an 8 p.m. show; 1:30 for 2 p.m.) for Zombie Chorus training. According to further rules on the Bricolage website:
* No inappropriate, inebriated or disruptive behavior will be allowed. You must follow instructions and be on your best zombie behavior.
* Zombie apparel and makeup is encouraged. Let your inner zombie shine.
The second phase of Bricolage's theatrical escape-room experience "Enter the Imaginarium" began Oct. 12 in Harmarville.
"The Inventor's Paradox" invites groups of up to 10 to "turn back the hands of time and enter the lost memories of the Imaginarium's creator. Explore the archives of his inventions, open the window to forever and release the secret that keeps him a prisoner of the past."
The ongoing "Chamber of Illusions" that opened last month is an elaborate exploration of magic and misdirection, in which patrons worked together "to match wits with the mastermind responsible for the world's most infamous illusions." All tickets are $29.99; directions and more at bricolagepgh.org.
First Published: October 27, 2016, 4:00 a.m.
