Cassandra Not Found

It Took Four of Us to Solve This

Not quite a show but instead an experience, this individually led mystery leads you across the Fringe Grounds on the journey to find missing teenage gamer, Cassandra. How this managed to become a group project - I’m unsure. By mere coincidence my friends and I separately bought tickets for Cassandra Not Found, and I’m so unbelievably glad we did. What I expected to be an easy scavenger hunt ended up becoming a race between us to beat one another. The different games that I played growing up were what drew me to this show, but the format of how this story plays out is genuinely unlike any other Fringe show i’ve seen before. Four self proclaimed puzzle masters got stumped, and we sat hunched over the same scrap piece of paper, following the hints, unravelling the story and trying to find out what happened to Cassandra. I genuinely had such a good time, all the different games were so nostalgic, and knowing this was a father-daughter project between the kindest man and his clearly super cool teenage daughter made my Fringe. This was so fun and so neat - you’d regret not solving this mystery for yourself!

CARLY VOS, AYTC

I’ll start by saying I have not finished (or solved) the mystery of Cassandra Not Found, but I’m looking forward to continuing to puzzle my way through it. It is harder than I thought it would be, but Cassandra's dad (and uncle) have graciously given us the entire Fringe to solve it. So, I will be calling in a fellow detective later this week to help the investigation along.

I would suggest that any detectives wishing to take on this case come prepared with pen and paper (or a phone would do), proper attire to take on the elements, and backup.

Cassandra Not Found was more walking, bending and moving that I had hoped for or everyone could do.

So far in solving this mystery I have used: Loops (multiple kinds), Bose Quiet Comfort noise canceling headphones, an infinity cube, a tangle, and a pop it sort of fidget. There is some interaction with the actor. You go around looking for the clues and trying to solve them. Cassandra’s dad (or Uncle) has also gifted us two envelopes of clues, one with hints and one with answers. I have opened the hints one, as I was rather lost in understanding the clues once I found them and it is helpful. Even with this help though I was unable to solve the case in the couple hours I spent on it yesterday.

I really want to like this "show", but I find it harder than I realized and it may not be accessible for everyone. Maybe they could have an easy and hard mode?

Here's to hoping that with the help of a fellow detective and some time this detective will be able to surmise what has become of Cassandra.