Andy Crocker
experience design & heartfelt shenanigans
ESCAPE FROM GODOT | 2018, 2024
CO-CREATOR/ DIRECTOR
You are invited to a play. But it’s THAT play. You know, the one they call “important,” “the quintessence of existentialism,” and “a meaningless trudge between the cradle and the grave.” You promised your friend you’d be there. Enter the theater and find your seat. You have 60 minutes to escape.
The show is the game and the game is the show. Escape room antics meet iconic existentialism in this interactive, theatrical performance puzzle.
BUREAU OF NOOKS AND CRANNIES | 2024
CREATOR-IN-RESIDENCE
The Library, in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, has established a residency program, Los Angeles Public Library Creators in Residence, designed to engage creative Angelenos from a multitude of disciplines.
Creator Andy Crocker has created six experience kits and two audio pieces inspired by the Los Angeles Public Library’s 72 branches and infinite stories.
She may have also created the Bureau of Nooks and Crannies.
APPLE AVENUE DETECTIVE AGENCY | 2024
CO-CREATOR / DIRECTOR
Inspired by real childhood events, this adventure inducts audiences into a pint-sized investigator club to uncover local mysteries and find closure for a good friend in very real trouble.
Mischievous and deeply personal, this playable coming-of-age tale takes audiences from a backyard clubhouse through the nooks and crannies of the neighborhood, all the way to the treacherous border of growing up. When you’re a kid, the world is full of mysteries, and no one solves them alone.
(La Jolla Playhouse Without Walls Festival)
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE | 2023
CO-CREATOR / DIRECTOR
The kickass true story of Sue Carpenter, a restless magazine editor turned radio pirate. In 1995, Sue poured every penny she had into creating an illegal radio station, KBLT, in her closet, which transformed her apartment into the secret heartbeat of the Silver Lake music scene.
Part memoir and part playable theatre, this experiential live documentary puts you into Sue's DJ booth as you run the station, play music, share you voice, and attempt to avoid legal and financial ruin at the hands of the FCC.
GHOST TOWN ALIVE! | 2023, 2024
IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
Since 2016, Knott's Berry Farm has celebrated the summer season with award-winning live-action immersive event taking place across the semi-fictional town of Calico. Guests meet a memorable cast of nearly 50 characters and work together to build a day-long adventure that plays out in real time.
In 2023 I joined the team as Immersive Performance Director, shaping the highly interactive and unscripted performances and helping the residents of Calico put guests front and center. As an longtime fan of this extraordinary event, it was a rootin' tootin dream come true!
STAR WARS: GALACTIC STARCRUISER | 2021
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR
This groundbreaking 2-Night boehemith combines the high-tech wizardry of Walt Disney Imagineering with the heart-pounding adventure of the Star Wars universe.
It was an absolute thrill to serve as Immersive Experience Director for the maiden voyages of this legendary show; leading the original cast of scruffy nerf-herders to performances that are personal, detailed and deeply interactive.
Ta’bu e tay!
OBJECTIVITY | 2020
CO-CREATOR/ DIRECTOR
A live interactive event in the form of a fictional seminar led by a fictional expert in the very real subject of decluttering.
Tidying expert Mary Del Campo believes our possessions have a story to tell and with her guidance, we explore minimalism, nostalgia, and the meaning of the objects that surround us. When our world feels unstable, what do we choose to hold onto?
Objectivity was commissioned by Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC as a part of their 2020-2021 season.
THE BUILDER AND THE DOVE | 2019
CO-CREATOR/ DIRECTOR
Puzzles, play and puppetry come together in a wordless interactive adventure created for Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center.
The Builder and the Dove incorporates teamwork, silent clowning, physical puzzles and a very adorable dove named Olive - set in the awe-inspiring center of a world-class interactive children’s museum exhibit.
Together we weather the storm in this retelling of a classic flood story for all ages.