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Indianapolis Star
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Did you miss Critical Role in Fishers? These movie theaters are showing it for one night only
Critical Role fans who missed Saturday's live Indiana show at the Fishers Event Center will have one more chance to see it, but they'll need to hurry. The performance is being shown across U.S. and Canadian movie theaters for one night only this week. On Saturday, the wildly popular tabletop roleplaying series drew thousands of cheering attendees to Fishers. Many came dressed as their favorite character. "What makes Critical Role special is that it bridges that space between live theater and tabletop gaming," said Hailey Gibson, age 30, from Indianapolis, who attended Saturday's performance in cosplay as a barbarian. "It made it more accessible for a lot of people by showing that (Dungeons & Dragons) isn't just a lot of math, it's also connected with storytelling," Gibson said. "It's okay for some of it to be a little bit silly, or a little bit serious. It opened up this space to people who maybe didn't know what you could do in tabletop gaming." Here's when you can watch Critical Role's live Indiana show in movie theaters this week. Story continues after photo gallery. As tens of thousands of people participated at Gen Con in Indianapolis, the Fishers Event Center played host to Critical Role's first one-shot set in the world of Exandria. The players incorporated elements from Darrington Press' latest roleplaying game, Daggerheart. Without revealing any spoilers, the central plot in Saturday's performance revolved around questionable deals made by Fearne Calloway, a druid played by Ashley Johnson, and the lengths her party, Bells Hells, will go to save her immortal soul. The cast members who performed in Fishers included original series actors Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham. Critical Role's live show from the Fishers Event Center will appear in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters for one night only: 7 p.m. local time, Tuesday, Aug. 5. You can watch the roughly five-hour performance in the following movie theaters Tuesday around Indianapolis: You can find more theaters showing 'Critical Role: Oaths & Ash' in your area by visiting Fathom Entertainment's official website. For those who have never watched it before, Critical Role is akin to an hours-long TV episode set in a fantasy world of magic. The story is completely improvised by its cast members as they play a tabletop roleplaying game, which includes tossing a 20-sided die to determine how well their characters perform certain actions within the story. Article continues after photo gallery. Tying it all together is Matt Mercer, who serves as Critical Role's game master. Mercer sets the stage, narrates the action and creates villains and monsters the players must overcome if they want to succeed in their quest. The Amazon Prime Video series "The Legend of Vox Machina," is based off Critical Role. Parents should know these stories aren't for children. They incorporate adult themes with swearing, graphic depictions of fantasy violence, and the unexpected character death. Watch 'The Legend of Vox Machina' on Prime Video Matt Mercer has served as the perrenial game master of Critical Role for years, but that changes soon. Indiana audiences learned when season four kicks off later this year, it will be helmed by none other than Brennan Lee Mulligan. Mulligan, the popular GM for the tabletop roleplaying series Dimension 20, was in Fishers for the announcement. "Ten years ago, I was a struggling improviser riddled with medical debt from my f---ed up teeth, but I was aware of this thing called 'Critical Role.' I watched it. I loved it — the game, the stories shared by these amazing friends," Mulligan said to cheering attendees. Mercer won't disappear from the game, however. On Saturday, he announced that he would be a player in Season IV of Critical Role when it begins Oct. 2. (Warning: the following video contains strong language) Critical Role airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. EST on Twitch and YouTube. More things to watch in Indianapolis: Dropkick Murphys called Donald Trump a 'First Class Loser.' Will they do that in Indiana?
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Critical Role' Announces ‘Dungeons & Dragons' Livestream to Benefit L.A. Fire Recovery Efforts
Critical Role will host a live one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure fundraiser to help those affected by the Los Angeles fires. The livestream, titled 'Freaky Thursday,' will be held on Jan. 30 and will feature Bells Hells, and other key characters. The 'chaotic and interactive' livestream will feature the characters played by Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O'Brien and game master Matthew Mercer. More from Rolling Stone Blink-182 Announce Fire Relief Benefit Show in L.A. With Alkaline Trio They Saved 54 Horses From the L.A. Fires - But Lost Their Farm Live Songs by Jonny Fritz, Dylan Earl, and 55 Others Anchor New L.A. Fire Benefit Album 'Let's do some chaotic good,' wrote O'Brien on X, sharing the announcement. Freaky Thursday will be livestreamed on Beacon, Twitch, and YouTube at 7 p.m. PT. Fans will be able to make donations or purchase rewards to shape the story through Tiltify. The group has set a goal of raising $180,000 with the livestream, and each milestone will unlock in-game surprises like 'new allies, unexpected adversaries or even character sheet swaps, ensuring an unpredictable and exciting adventure shaped entirely by the community's contributions,' Critical Role said. The one-shot will provide donations to the California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, the Latino Community Foundation, and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. As of Saturday, 28 people have died in the fires, according to NBC News. Hundreds of others have lost their homes and thousands more people were forced to evacuate. Critical Role has evolved into a multimedia enterprise with its core show, one-offs and spinoff web series, comics and books, an animated series, and their own subscription-based streaming platform, Beacon. They've also developed tabletop gaming systems, such as Candela Obscura and Daggerheart. 'We've worked so hard to build the foundation of this company that we want to be the rest of our lives in a way that will shepherd everything we want to create,' Mercer previously told Rolling Stone about Critical Role's legacy. 'And in time shepherd to the next generation of storytellers. I hope to one day pass the torch to a bunch of incredible people with new ideas and new perspectives and give them the space to tell their stories. And we can be the distant creative grandparents to them and be proud from the shadows.' Best of Rolling Stone Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best The United States of Weed Gaming Levels Up
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Critical Role to Host One-Shot D&D Livestream to Benefit L.A. Wildfire Relief: ‘Let's Do Some Chaotic Good'
Critical Role announced a special live one-shot D&D adventure aimed at continued fundraising for wildfire recovery efforts in L.A. Critical Role will host a 'chaotic and interactive' one-shot charity livestream titled 'Freaky Thursday,' featuring Bells Hells, the characters from its third D&D campaign played by Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien, with game master Matthew Mercer. Critical Role — whose fans are affectionately called 'Critters' — is behind the hit Amazon Studios animated series 'The Legend of Vox Machina.' More from Variety LeVar Burton, Alison Brie, Scott Derrickson Among Supporters of Petition Urging Increased Production Incentives Amid L.A. Fires 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Post-L.A. Fires Episodes Led Last Week in Late Night With Key 18-49 Demo Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird and More to Perform for 'I Love LA' Eaton Fire Relief Concert The Freaky Thursday adventure will be livestreamed on Critical Role's membership service Beacon, as well as its Twitch and YouTube channels, starting Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. PT. Through Critical Role's Tiltify page (at this link), fans can donate or purchase rewards that directly shape the story — and story elements with the most donations will take center stage in the adventure. The group has set a goal of raising $180,000. Each fundraising milestone reached will unlock unique surprises, including 'new allies, unexpected adversaries or even character sheet swaps, ensuring an unpredictable and exciting adventure shaped entirely by the community's contributions,' Critical Role said. 'Let's do some Chaotic Good. <3,' O'Brien posted Monday on X about the charity one-shot. The charity livestream will go toward organizations providing on-the-ground aid throughout Los Angeles: California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, Latino Community Foundation and the L.A. Fire Department Foundation, In addition 10% of each donation will be 'stashed into our overall emergency fund, which allows CRF to send help quickly in the event of a future unforeseen natural emergency,' the company said. Through its Critical Role Foundation nonprofit arm, the company has already contributed $30,000 from its emergency fund to the California Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund. Fans can continue to support Critical Role's wildfire relief efforts through Feb. 28 by donating directly to the Critical Role Foundation as well as purchasing CRF-branded merchandise through Critical Role's online shop. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in February 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in January 2025
