Haunted Holyoke

Overview

Haunted Holyoke is an actual play storytelling podcast created by teens from across Western Massachusetts through Valley Playwright Mentoring, an after-school program based at Holyoke Media. Each season follows a group of young people playing Kids on Bikes, a tabletop roleplaying game about ordinary kids confronting the strange, the supernatural, and the unseen forces shaping their town. Together, they build a shared story set in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where forgotten places hold memories, the past doesn’t stay buried, and every mystery comes with a cost. This project is part of Valley Playwright Mentoring, a program of Piti Theatre Company, and is made possible with support from MassHumanities, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Community Foundation of Western Mass, The Scarlet Socks Foundation, and other public and private funders. Blending improvisation, character-driven storytelling, and collaborative worldbuilding, Haunted Holyoke explores themes of memory, belonging, and what it means to face the unknown together.

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spotify.com https://open.spotify.com/show/5rp5Kd3TXxubSjGJrlpMon - Spotify feed podcasts.apple.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-holyoke-vpm-project/id1888957111 - Apple Podcasts Feed

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Beyond Tabletop
Tools & Platforms

Beyond Tabletop

Virtual tabletop (VTT)
English
Free
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Frugal GM
Blogs

Frugal GM

English
Reviews
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Sufficiently Advanced 2E
Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Sufficiently Advanced 2E

Complex
Sci-fi
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