By Maura O’Brien

I recently attended a performance of the play Strange Aeons at Widener University. I was especially excited because I knew absolutely nothing about it except for some posters hung up around campus decorated in clocks and tarot cards and what my friend in the play had told me. I was essentially going in with no idea what to expect.

I made my way over to Lathem Hall a little early so that I could get a good seat. It was there that I found out that there were no seats. The show was interactive, which meant the audience would be moving throughout the different sets the entire time. There were three different paths that we could choose to follow: the path of the Hermit, the path of the Empress, and the path of the Magician. I chose the path of the Magician, because that sounded like the most fun to me. Once everyone was assigned a group the doors opened and the show began.

Regardless of the path taken, attendees made a bargain with someone called the Emperor. The Magician wanted to bring her sister back from the dead, but in making the deal her memories were stolen from her. There were a lot of things happening at once, which made for a very chaotic but fun experience. On the Magician track, we received lemonade, watched someone try to summon a ghost, attended a tea party, and at the end watched all three of the paths meet their fate.

Overall, I would say it was a unique experience, and something that I would absolutely do again if given the chance.