Know Your Strowlers A Tale of the Alternate Now Who are the Strowlers?
Know Your Strowlers Revolutionaries. Enemies of the Crown. Agitators. Deviants. Practitioners of illegal magic. Dumpster divers. Anarchists. Pagans. Federalists. Jugglers. Street musicians. Costume designers. Gamers. Historians of the forbidden past. Strowlers.
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A Tale of the Alternate Now STROWLERS is an alternate history/adventure show—reminiscent of WATCHMEN, THE GOONIES, DARK ANGEL, and the INDIANA JONES films—serialized for the internet in 5- to 7-minute episodes. The show chronicles the ongoing trials of a ragtag group of adventurers as they encounter missing princesses, corporate assassins, magical mysteries, and the challenges of keeping their heads above water in 21st-century Cascadia.
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Who are the Strowlers? In the world of the Strowlers, North America lost the Revolutionary War. Instead of democracy, the reign of kings in North America began in earnest. Today, dozens of nations engage in petty squabbling over turf and resources, while the people struggle to survive. But there is a movement building – a movement of wanderers across borders, of performers, storytellers, revolutionaries, radicals, and makers. And they have a story to tell…
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What is a Strowler?

"Aligned with steampunk and other chronology-bending movements, strowlers focus on alternative forms of performance art, such as music, juggling, poi spinning, dancing, drumming, circus arts and ropework. Strowlers are also into craft, calling themselves "makers". Strowlercon is an annual gathering of such folk." — Urban Dictionary

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What if you could hack history's operating system? Imagine a world where things happened a little bit differently. One where magic and wonder go hand in hand with the horror of things from beyond. This is the StrowlerVerse...

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In the StrowlerVerse, the stories you tell have the power to come true. Write a wiki entry. Share a short story. Make a movie. The first step is the hardest, but we're here to help. So come play in our shared sandbox!

Strowlers – Now on Urban Dictionary

Posted by Ben in News Tuesday, 22 June 2010 23:31 No Comments

Wow, thanks to whoever put “strowler” on UrbanDictionary.com! Not bad for an almost-forgotten word from the 17th century! Gets me thinking, though. Sure, I’m working on a web series, and K and Sooj are doing amazing things with StrowlerCon this fall, but the thing that’s most important about the word “strowler”? It puts a name [...]

Strowler Events Tickets Now on Sale

Posted by Ben in Blog Thursday, 10 June 2010 22:27 No Comments

A showcase of the best strowlers and touring musicians in these United States. Circus arts, dancing, and theatrical fun. A fandom-convention-style event with daytime workshops, panels and a Maker Showcase. Fire shows, a Chrononaut’s Masquerade, and mysterious mayhem.

StrowlerFest is in St. Louis on September 10-12, 2010

StrowlerCon is in Boston on October 8-10, 2010

Strowler Nights is in Seattle on October 30-31, 2010

 

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