Meet STRANGE BIRD
We are a Houston-based immersive entertainment company producing escape rooms, immersive theatre, and more, often all at the same time.
Our mission is to transform live entertainment through innovative immersive experiences. We look forward to exploring this new work with you.
~ IN FANTASIA VERITAS ~
Cast of The Man From Beyond
Haley E. R. Cooper
is co-artistic director of Strange Bird Immersive
and one of the creators of The Man From Beyond.
She is well-known in the escape room world for her deep thinking and passion for the art form,
but she loves best the chance to connect with you, the players,
inside an imaginary world.
On stage, Haley's favorite credits include:
As You Like It (Rosalind),
Comedy of Errors (Adriana),
Richard III (Buckingham),
Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice),
Proof (Catherine).
Directing credits:
The Man From Beyond,
Hamlet,
and The Merchant of Venice with Rice University's Baker Shakespeare program.
After earning her B.A. at Rice and her M.A. in intellectual history at the University of Wisconsin,
Haley pivoted from academia to the arts and hopes even stranger things may yet happen.
For a behind-the-scenes glimpse, check out
Immersology, her blog dedicated to the practice of immersive theatre.
J. Cameron Cooper
is a co-artistic director of Strange Bird,
and one of the team that created and built
The Man From Beyond,
including (but not limited to) writing the script,
show control programming, the scenic and lighting design,
and prop building and finish carpentry (including the mantel).
He played Brendan O'Neill in the limited-run pandemic special event
The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook.
He will also on occasion hold seances as Daphne's brother Devon,
when Daphne is indisposed.
Cameron is no longer regularly active in other theatre, but
in the past appeared at Texas Rep, Back Porch Players,
Shakespeare in the Shade, Baker Shakespeare, and more.
Cameron is no longer regularly active in other theatre, but in the past appeared at Texas Rep, Back Porch Players, Shakespeare in the Shade, Baker Shakespeare, and more.