The Stroud Arts Escape Room is back

This is the Fifty-Seventh article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

With the cooling temperatures of Fall come the beauty of leaves changing color on the trees before falling to the ground, the smell of wood burning in outdoor firepits, the sun dipping below the horizon sooner and sooner and thoughts of being trapped in a room with your friends and family as you frantically search for clues to the many puzzles that will allow you to Escape before the timer runs out and you lose!

Wow, what a run-on sentence that was! However, there is much truth in the above.

It is fall and Stroud Arts Escape Room is back for a fourth season! I wonder if I can end all sentences in this article with an exclamation point?

Whoops, just failed. Let’s get back to the article.

Stroud Arts is excited to bring back our annual, family friendly, Escape Room for the fourth year running!

This year the theme is the ‘Spy Thriller’ genre and of course, it is appropriate for family members from ages 12 and up.

The announcement flyer on our Facebook page reads ‘Do you have what it takes? There is a spy in this town and it’s your job to find out who it is. In this year’s Stroud Arts Escape Room, it will be your teams’ job to find out who the spy is and hope there are no surprises.’

Of course, there is a surprise. There is always a surprise. The surprise is what sets your heart racing and your mind churning as you, and your team, attempt to solve the perplexing puzzles as the timer relentlessly advances toward the ultimate finale.

The dates for the Stroud Arts Escape Room are October 27,28, 29 and 30. Rooms will be booked in one hour intervals with time between each scheduled team to allow sanitizing of the room.

Rooms can be reserved for 12 p.m. through 9 p.m., with the last team beginning at 9 p.m.

All teams must preregister as there are no walkup participants allowed.

Teams will consist of up to 6 people and all team participants are selected by the registrant.

Only the registered team and the Escape Room Moderator will be in the Escape Room space at the same time.

The Moderator will wear a mask at all times. The registered team may take their masks off during the event.

Registration is online at Stroud Arts Facebook Escape Room event or by phone at 405-240-1025 and the fee is $10 per person for the one hour event. Your time slot is not secure until the entry fee has been paid.

So much for the details, next week, we will review what the Escape Room activity is, how it works and what you should expect in a quality Escape Room Event.

Until next time, I’m building walls and preparing to…Make Art Happen!