World renowned opera singer Sharleen Joynt and her husband successfully complete the Midnighters!

Behind the Scenes of Tierra Whack’s Spotify Rap Caviar Shoot

Post-Midnighters Rap Caviar video shoot with Tierra Whack

It’s been a busy Fall! The air’s been crisp and nippy and the stars, sparkling!

In September, world reknowned opera singer Sharleen Joynt and her husband Michael visit us while Sharleen was here for the month’s performance of Sky on Wings with Opera Philadelphia.

Apparently playing escape rooms are one of Sharleen and Michael’s favorite things to do while traveling for work. They enjoyed the Midnighters so much that they came back for A Quest for Freedom just a few days later. Sharleen even sent over some co-stars from the Opera to come enjoy our escape rooms too. With all the theatrics and drama in both escape rooms and operas, it shouldn’t be surprising that these worlds overlap so easily! With Sharleen and Michael being such enthusiasts, we had to extend an invitation to them to come beta test our next game we’re writing up, “2084.”

October was also just as eventful, as we were contacted by Spotify to be part of a video shoot by the awesome and quirky hip-hop artist Tierra Whack, who recently signed to the DreamChasers label, owned by platinum recording rap star (and Philadelphia-native) Meek Mill.

Tierra is known for her eye-catching 60-second song projects that are set to videos of zany alternate universes. Since Tierra also loves playing escape rooms, it was a perfect fit to shoot her special in a 60-minute adventure with Olde City Escape Games. Before we knew it, Spotify sent an entire production crew to Olde City Escape Games. Our lobby and the Midnighters game was quickly converted into a movie set.

Lights, camera, action! The Spotify crew captured the awesome 60-minute adventure Tierra and her friends had playing the Midnighters. You can catch the RapCaviar special showcasing Tierra at Olde City Escape Games on Spotify Premium or below:

Old City Escape Games is proud to announce a new upcoming partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Philadelphia! 

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting one of the most dynamic duos to have played our escape rooms. Two friends mistakenly booked to play “The Midnighters” for Tuesday but arrived on Sunday, the actual day they intended to reserve. Although they came a few days earlier than expected, we were so charmed by the charismatic (and extremely apologetic) pair that we absolutely happy to arrange for an impromptu game. It was such a blast watching these guys embody the Midnighters' spirit of friendship to recover the moon rock. Though the two had an obvious bond, they didn't confirm they were a “Big Sib/Little Sib” pairing from the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization until they return a few weeks later to try another experience. We were so thrilled to see them again!

Big and Little successfully completed both missions as Midnighters and Benjamin Franklin's assistants, completing both games in under 60 minutes. Seeing how much fun they had playing together in our escape rooms was so rewarding and inspiring that we really wanted to keep sharing our work with more BBBS matches. 

As a result, we contacted Big Brothers Big Sisters and we’re proud to announce that we’ll be launching a partnership with the program to offer more accessible and affordable opportunities to BBBS matches. Soon, Big Sibs and Little Sibs will be able to play our games at generous discounts.

At Olde City Escape Games, we love when team-building can morph into community building and hope to see more Big Sibs and Little Sibs bond under the spirit of fun and friendship.