Morwood Manor: An Immersive Gothic Thriller
You are invited to Morwood Manor.
Dear esteemed guest,
We welcome you into our cherished home as a reintroduction into the community after some… unfortunate time apart.
We're sure you all have forgiven--or at least forgotten about--that horrible incident from some years ago. Sometimes accidents happen, but we can assure you that safety is of the highest priority tonight.
We promise to all get along for an evening of pleasantries and normal conversational exchanges. We’ll serve tea. The doors will be locked for your safety.
Please RSVP at your earliest convenience so that we can expect your arrival. Pets and children are not allowed. Make sure to review the dress code that you will find below.
(And please do not mention the sugar to Candace when you see her. She may lose her mind.)
About the show
Morwood Manor is an original surrealist thriller about families, isolation, rituals, and responsibility, all set inside a converted church. This new immersive show is inspired by Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and was devised by an ensemble of Denver actors with co-direction from Soleil Kohl and Hang Nguyen. Live violin scoring by Caroline Krantz and Kiera Tomlinson.
Think family drama meets campy horror film meets Lynchian psycho thriller.
Learn more in our Westword feature: 'Morwood Manor' brings immersive gothic horror to Denver
Photography by Sydney Edwards.
FAQs
- Dress code
Consider this a fun excuse for your most gothic and dreary garb. Think lace, layers, suits, loafers, shawls, hats.
The family does not like bright and colorful things.
- What does 'immersive' mean for this experience?
During the show, you'll be seated around a long dining table, with actors performing at and around the table. You will be treated as guests of the family, and interacted with as if you know the family.
Most of the show is staged around the audience, without the audience's participation. Sometimes, you will be invited to participate in conversations and certain activities, but of course, can always say no. As a company, we highlight consent and voluntary participation.
- How scary is it? Are there any content advisories?
The show will be absurd in its humor, and outlandish in its horror. Think less "haunted house" with a large reliance on jump scares, and more of an ambient and creepy vibe, kind of like a spooky murder mystery party that goes off the rails. That said, there may be a couple sudden scares, depending on how easily you frighten. The actors won't touch you.
Expect content to be campy, surrealist, nonsensical, and somewhat disturbed in similar veins to recent horror films and horror-comedies like Hereditary, Obsession, or Widows's Bay.
Content advisories include explicit language, violence, nudity, grief, and loud sounds. Additionally, there may be some moments in low light or darkness, in various intensities depending on if you choose an earlier or later showtime.
For more specific content warnings or accessibility requests, please reach out to us directly.
- Will there be food?
Tea will be served during the performance, with very light food refreshments provided (crackers, cookies, etc)
It is recommended to eat before or after the show.
- The showtime I want to see is sold out. Can I still come?
As of October 14, we have fully sold out our run.
You can sign up for the waitlist via Humanitix, but last-minute cancellations may not always appear on our ticketing platform, so you're also welcome to reach out to us directly to inquire about availability or waitlists: playimmersive@gmail.com
- When should I arrive?
Arrive at showtime. For example, if your ticket is for a 7pm show, plan to arrive at 7. Due to the constraints of the space, we aren't able to open doors early.
If you arrive 15 minutes past your ticketed time, your spot may be forfeited.
About the company
Co-directed by Soleil Kohl and Hang Nguyen. Devised and performed by Jade Diamond, Mitchell Ackerman, Nicole Caron, Hang Nguyen, Soleil Kohl, and Prith Khalsa. Live accompaniment by Caroline Krantz (Friday & Saturday) and Kiera Tomlinson (Thursday & Sunday).
About the directors/creators:
Soleil Kohl (she/they) is an experimental performing artist based in Denver, Colorado, whose work blends absurdist satire, audiovisual collage, clowning, and immersive theatre. Working at the intersection of comedy and contemporary performance, they create original experiences that combine live performance with multimedia design to invite audiences into strange, playful, and emotionally resonant worlds.
Soleil has presented original solo work throughout the United States and internationally, with her work featured on BBC Scotland, No Proscenium, Denverse, and widely received by other publications as "delightfully weird" (Stage Takes) and "a testament to the power of imagination." (The Look Club)
In Denver, Soleil regularly devises and produces original ensemble theatre while collaborating on a wide range of immersive experiences, including murder mysteries, historical character performances, escape rooms, and site-specific original works. Recent credits include Sweet & Lucky: Echo (2025), created by Third Rail Projects in partnership with Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Off-Center.
Hang Nguyen (she/her) is a clown performance artist based in Providence, RI, with a background in film and screenwriting. Her work often gravitates towards exploring what it means to be human through the absurd, surreal and subversive. She loves to create performances that elicit the full range of human emotions, often incorporating puppetry and DIY set, props and costumes. Her one woman clown show, Marge the Pizza, was at the Providence Fringe and Wilbury Theater. As a filmmaker, her work has screened at over 20 film festivals across the country. She was the recipient of the inaugural Made in NY: Women in Film Fund and was named a Top 5 Female Creator by AMC Networks.
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