Doing a theatrical tour can mean performing in a different theater every week, and there is always the challenge of successfully finding your way around each new backstage area. It can prove to be quite an adventure getting from the callboard, finding the dressing rooms and arriving on-stage without getting lost in the process! I even performed in a theater where audience members would mistakenly walk in through the door of my dressing room, thinking that it was the public restroom! Along with this, there are always the curious people who ask, "What is it like to be backstage?" Putting all of these experiences together, I came up with the idea for BACKSTAGE--an edutainment, multimedia theatrical game for the MAC & PC. In BACKSTAGE it becomes the player's quest to navigate their way through the endless doors and hallways of the backstage area and arrive on-stage for the evening's performance. In the various rooms, players are presented with challenges and puzzles (in music, dance and drama), and will interact with many other personalities found behind the scenes of a theatrical production. As an added extra, Carol Channing occupies one of the many BACKSTAGE dressing rooms. Take advantage of learning from a true legend, as she expounds on her fascinating and distinguished life in the theater. Carol Channing's conversations can also be heard alone via audio CD player.

I hope you enjoy being behind the scenes in BACKSTAGE as much as I have.

--Clarence Sheridan

"For the amateur thespian (or director or angel), a CD-ROM video game called "Backstage" by Clarence Sheridan offers even the most amateur gamesters the chance to test their talents on the boards."
Review by Wilborn Hampton
The New York Times

"Thumbs up"
"Theater buffs will be engaged and amused by this quirky behind the scenes look at the sights and sounds of the stage. Players navigate through backstage rooms, solving drama and music inspired puzzles."
Jennifer Triverio
After Hours/PC Magazine

"This low budget theatrical Myst-like adventure created by an actor has qualities sadly missing in many big budget titles. It's innovative in a way that the big boys would never dare attempt."
Review by Dave McLean
Editor, Indie Magazine

"The whole family will enjoy slipping through the maze of backstage doors and hallways to learn more about the inner workings of the theater."
Review by Diane S. Kendall
Editor, Children's Software Press

"Delivers fun and information for gamers who don't know much about the stage and a challenging pastime for theater people who are new to computer games."
Review by Art Hilgart
Producer, Broadway Revisited on Public Radio