Need a Spring True/False fix? Our very first escape room ELEMENTAL, based on the 2017 True/False theme “OUT OF THE ETHER” and created in partnership with Breakout CoMo, is ready to be solved. Although an escape room at heart, ELEMENTAL expands the breakout form with art installations and esoteric puzzles that take participants into a minimalist, language-free, code-free adventure about the magic of science and alchemy.
The space begins as one big empty white room. Spare, wide open, but full of hidden wonder about the building blocks of matter. Groups of up to eight people will be given one hour to explore and solve puzzles. ELEMENTAL is open to ages 12 and up, but eager youngsters under 12 are welcome join with an accompanying parent.
Due to the intimate nature of the experience, reservations for ELEMENTAL are ultra-limited. Tickets are $35*, and ticket purchasers will be able to reserve a time slot to attend for a specific hour. As this is a team event, attendees are encouraged to sign up with friends, family, or co-workers, but individuals are also welcome to sign up and work as a team with others who have chosen the same time slot.
The event will run from June 8 through June 18, with two time slots twice per day on weekdays, and 6 times per day on Saturdays and Sundays.
ELEMENTAL pulls together much of the same technical team that helped make our first transmedia experience, LOST LETTERS, a success, including art direction from Mid-Continental Art Collective, sound design by Tim Pilcher, lighting design from Taylor Shaw and electronics and 3D fabrication by Ben Harris. Puzzle design comes from Jon Westhoff with help from Connor Hickox and Josh & Gary Oxenhandler.
ELEMENTAL is produced as a partnership between True/False and Breakout Como, the city’s premier escape-room facility, located at 218 N. Eighth St. in downtown Columbia.
Tickets available HERE!
*Complimentary tickets are available to T/F 2017 PTA Patrons, and T/F 2018 Super Circle Advance Pass purchasers. PTA Patrons should email the box office to claim. For the latter, your ELEMENTAL ticket may be added on when you buy your Advance Super Circle Pass for the Boone Dawdle.