So You Chose Zombie…
In the original Night of the Living Dead, writer/director George Romero had exactly zero issue casting zombie extras (unlike us!) It’s in our DNA to imagine what our lives—err, undeath—would be like as walking cannibalistic cadavers. Real life is complicated, with bills and daily decisions that none of us asked for. So pretending to be dead and to swipe at gamers (like us) who themselves are pretending to be survivors of post-apocalyptic L.A. is all we’re asking of YOU!
In the Dystopia Rising game world that takes place 400 years from now, zombies ate most of humanity during The Fall. They’re everywhere, and are a daily threat. We can never cast enough folx to be the undead antagonists that our LARP (live action role-playing) friends have to “fight”…and that’s probably for the best for them. But we want YOU to help us make their nightmare become a reality, by giving us your best groans and moans and lifeless lunges for human flesh. And make it scary!
All Dystopia Rising events feature contact-safe, simulated combat and use foam weapons with solid bases to be able to “hit” someone without “hitting” them. It’s lightest touch striking, and the target only needs to acknowledge that you’ve tapped them. Same for you as a zombie! Eventually, your zombie will fall. Only to get right back up again. And again! Your zombie has plenty of other (easy) abilities and immunities that we’ll prep you with before calling “ACTION!” Just imagine you and 5 other undead “gnawing” on a fallen survivor while they scream for their friends to help…but there’s just too many of you. Until the next meal comes near.
In our experience playing zombies for over a decade, it’s the most (*sober) fun we’ve ever had (with clothes on)! Give us even an hour and see that the hype is real!
The event takes place at a warehouse in Long Beach (Join us on Facebook for more information!), starts around noon on Saturday (2/1) and goes until midnight. Zombies will be provided snacks, drinks, and photos in zombie makeup. (Digital photos, individual or solo, uploaded soon after event.) Please wear simple black clothes to event. Wardrobe and foam weapons provided for the event, as well as zombie makeup. But by all means, show us how it’s done and arrive as a zombie!
The cost to cover entry for as long as you want to attend as a zombie is $15. That’s it. (Admit it, you’ve gotten into FAR worse trouble on a Saturday night in Long Beach for a WHOLE lot more.) Contact us below to register and reserve your spot. It is a 21+ event, but *no drugs, alcohol, or any intoxication allowed. Parking is provided and local security will make its rounds. We’ll require you to sign a safety waiver and photography release (copies provided if requested). If you choose to just have fun and don’t wish to be photographed/filmed for promotional purposes, we’ll honor your request! But we ask that you not attend if so.
If differently abled, we’ll provide alternative means to participate. If being a zombie is not feasible you may just be an enemy survivor shooting with Nerf guns!
Should you decide to play a fellow survivor, you can click here and follow the character creation process to submit ahead of time. Or we’ll make it happen on 2/1!
Dystopia Rising is a nationwide network of connected LARP (Live-Action Role-Playing) weekends based in a world 400+ years after the Fall. Each chapter has a different feel based on their location. This setting is brand new and L.A.’s very own! By taking part in this event, you’re making your mark on L.A.’s post-apoc story. Want to imagine who you’d be after the bombs fell, and nuclear winter finally ended? Create a survivor character (like you) and still play a zombie every event!
Get in on the cutting room floor of this exciting new chapter in the Dystopia Rising universe!