IndyFringe: Dragons and Dungeons – Squid Game

This was part of the 20th Anniversary Indy Fringe Theatre Festival in August 2025. Review originally posted on our Facebook page.

By Wendy Carson

Theater Unchained once again brings us a new chapter in their beloved tales of a group of adventurers headquartered out of The Folded Ass Tavern.

It’s their young dragon, Rapture’s “Gotcha Day” and everyone’s gathered to celebrate.

For newer patrons, we have some quick backstory and reintroduction of our gang, by the tavern’s owner. They include his brother, Tink, the Artificer; Fig, the Druid; Seren the Paladin; and Crabitha, the Wizard who’s somehow grown a second mustache.

After a minor mishap, Rapture is magically taken aways and we find that Crabitha is actually the evil Collector, and they must play their twisted “Squid Games” to get Rapture back.

The audience assists our troupe by rolling a giant die but some other members were granted the ability to modify or negate their efforts. Good luck to all.

The characters, challenges, and situations are fun for all but be warned, not everything always ends well. We made some very good rolls at first and though our team won the games, not everyone survived.

I really enjoyed the puppetry throughout plus the fact that the cast & crew were all having as much fun throughout as the audience. The whole hour feels more like a party than a show.