NOTE: This is a “special event.”
What better place to enjoy Victorian Era entertainment than the historic Lord Baltimore Hotel? Join Play Studies for an irreverent jaunt through the history of Parlor Games. We’ll explore the background of this genre, consider familiar favorites as well as some more unusual games, and play a round or two. Take a break from the normal panel format to jump into history with a play-ful attitude!
About the presentersErin Heisel
Soprano Erin Heisel’s performances have been described as “brave, vivid” (The New York Times). She has performed in venues throughout NYC and abroad. She also performs and writes experimental physical theatre pieces. Her Ph.D. is from NYU with research in Johan Huizinga’s theory of play; she also has an MM from the University of Massachusetts, a BM from Butler University, with additional graduate studies in psychology and the arts at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University. She has taught at the University of Massachusetts, Bay Path College, NYU, and Adelphi University. She also works as a freelance voice teacher, performer, and is a certified teacher of yoga and meditation.
Lauren Christos
I am a reference and research librarian at Florida International University in Miami Florida. My primary area of research interest is Burning Man located in Black Rock City in Northwestern Nevada. I have given several presentations at the National Popular Culture Conference on Burning Man ephemera, libraries at BRC, and the reading habits and social media interactions of Burning Man participants. I am a social alchemist, love vintage vinyl recordings, and whimsical art projects.
Greg Loring-Albright
Greg Loring-Albright is a student in the Communications, Culture & Media PhD program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He makes tabletop and pervasive games, including a card game about Moby-Dick and a game about art theft that was played (only once) inside the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago. His research interests include games-as-media, non-digital and pervasive games, and the materiality of board games. Find him on twitter @gregisonthego.