so i visited the tavern in chicago last night (9/18/25) and had an absolute blast!! as someone who loves theatre and has been playing dnd for a while now, the show was a 10/10 and i had so much fun!! (and i got to meet damien haas, more on that later in this post💃🕺)
highlights from the show in no particular order (maybe slight spoilers?? but each show is different so🤠):
overall energy from the cast and crowd!! everyone was so enthusiastic and engaged and it made for an even better show
LOVED the interactive elements within the show (we could vote on each player’s character and decisions during the game)
characters for this show were battle pigeon (alastair, damien’s character), bone daddy (dustin, madelyn’s character), and bad kitty (katya, will’s character) plus the two dm’s cassidy and rj! small cast but still brought the house down!
the npc’s cassidy and rj played throughout the show? chef’s kiss, no notes i loved them all (especially cheese the mouse, thank god he had 4000 hit points bc the shit that the party went through on this quest? insane)
really cool tech involved in the show, cameras were set up for each dice rolling tray so the entire audience could see what everyone rolled
lighting was INSANE
GAY SUBPLOT THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING BUT BOY WAS IT AMAZING TO WATCH
the entire cast was so locked in and made such amazing character choices, i was in awe
the cast that came out to “stage door” were so incredibly nice and i’m grateful that they even came out after doing an intense show like that!
ngl i did mainly come to see damien haas during his limited run as might, but i immediately became obsessed with madelyn murphy (might, and also a fellow chicagoan!!) and will champion (mischief), and they were so much fun to talk to after the show
i got to meet damien before AND after the show (i’m still in shock tbh) he is just as kind in real life as he is on stream/smosh! lowkey blacked out for a sec while talking to him and DEFINITELY made a fool of myself, but i got to word vomit about dnd with him a bit and take a couple pics with him!!
i’m probably forgetting more details but i’m still reeling from last night😵💫 if you have the opportunity to see this show, DO IT!! you won’t regret it :,)))
anyone else see the posters around NYC about a hiatus being over with the website yourfavoriteboyband.com posted??? call me a fucking clown but i’m like 80% sure 5sos is about to drop something soon and you best believe that when they do i’m going to be the most insufferable person ever.
anyone else see the posters around NYC about a hiatus being over with the website yourfavoriteboyband.com posted??? call me a fucking clown but i’m like 80% sure 5sos is about to drop something soon and you best believe that when they do i’m going to be the most insufferable person ever.