Dungeons & Dragons’ first stage show mixes improv, adventuring and Jackbox-style audience participation

What do tabletop roleplayers and theatre goers have in common? More than you might realise, as the first official Dungeons & Dragons stage play is heading to New York City’s Stage 42 in May of this year. The Twenty-Sided Tavern sounds like an eclectic mixture of actual play-style storytelling, stand-up comedy routine and audience participation - both from their seats and on stage. David Carpenter, Sarah Davis Reynolds and David Andrew Laws of Curious Hedgehog have partnered with stage production group Showpath Entertainment and D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast to translate the tabletop giant into a live experience hoping to capture the spontaneity and humour of the kitchen table. The show previously held one-time shows in Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, but Stage 42’s version will be a longterm engagement allowing the four aforementioned members of Curious Hedgehog to flex their dice rolling muscles and bring the audience in as the “fourth player”, according to a press release. Read more