The Gravesend Inn is back!

Theatreworks' high-tech haunted hotel, the Gravesend Inn, returns again this year. Produced by Theatreworks, City Tech's resident theatrical troupe with design, construction, and operating support provided by students and faculty of the College’s nationally unique Entertainment Technology Department, this theme-park-quality Halloween attraction has been thrilling children and adults alike since 1999.

Information:

Dates:
October 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2010
Location:
Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street (north of Tillary), Brooklyn, NY
Admission:
$6 for adults
$4 for students (with ID)
Contact:
Call 718-260-5592 for recorded information.
Call 718-260-5588 during regular business hours.

Experimental Haunting

Posted Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 09:08AM in Entertainment Technology, Gravesend Inn, Interesting Show, Professional by John Huntington

This year, Professor John Huntington and Dr. Toija Riggins are extending some of the great psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman’s work into a serious, Institutional Review Board-approved psychological research study. In the study, we will be examining emotional reactions to unusual experiences, and specifically investigating phenomena within a space in our school, where, legend has it, unusual things have happened.

Participation in the experiment is a free bonus experience for those over 18 who just went through the Gravesend Inn. The whole process, including the completion of a brief survey, should take less than 1/2 an hour.

We will be offering opportunities to participate from 6-9pm on the following dates:

  • Friday, October 22, 2010
  • Saturday October 23, 2010
  • Friday October 29, 2010
  • Saturday October 30, 2010

In addition, on Saturday October 30, immediately after the completion of the last study run (approximately 9pm), we will reveal the details of the technology used in the experiment, and do a brief demonstration. After that time, complete technical details will be posted on Professor John Huntington’s Blog, www.controlgeek.net . The results will be published as soon as Dr. Riggins has time to process the data.