⭐Cult Leaders is the next installment of Serial Killer Speakeasy from Midnight Creative, a chilling immersive evening in Peekskill, NY where four infamous movements unfold live on stage. Four cults. Four true stories. Four cocktails. Step inside the Manson Family, Jonestown, Waco and Heaven's Gate in a 90-minute theatrical experience that unravels the people behind the headlines.
Highlights
✨ Four Notorious Movements: Watch the true stories of Manson, Jones, Koresh and Applewhite come to life through gripping live performance.
🍸 Sip the Story: Enjoy four curated cocktails, each paired with a chapter of the evening. Mocktails are available on request.
🕯️ Inside the Promise: Discover how belonging, purpose, salvation and transcendence drew thousands of followers in.
🔍 For the Morbidly Curious: Uncover the charisma, isolation, devotion and control behind four of history's most magnetic leaders, in a 90-minute evening made for true-crime fans.
📂 The Setlist: 4 Cults, 4 Drinks
- Chapter 1: Charles Manson & the Manson Family – Paired with Helter Skelter
- Chapter 2: Jim Jones & the Peoples Temple at Jonestown – Paired with The Last Sermon
- Chapter 3: David Koresh & the Branch Davidians – Paired with Seven Seals
- Chapter 4: Marshall Applewhite & Heaven's Gate – Paired with The Next Level
General Info
📅 Date and time: Select your preferred date when purchasing tickets
⌛ Duration: 90 minutes
📍 Location: Dramatic Hall
👤 Age requirement: Guests must be 21+ with valid ID
♿ Accessibility: The venue is ADA accessible
❓ Please consult the FAQs for additional event information here
🍹 Zero proof mocktails available upon request
They all promised belonging. They all offered answers. Some claimed they could lead their followers to an entirely new world.
From Midnight Creative, the team behind Serial Killer Speakeasy, Cult Leaders transforms Dramatic Hall into a stage for four of history's most infamous movements: the Manson Family, the Peoples Temple, the Branch Davidians and Heaven's Gate.
As you sip expertly crafted cocktails or bespoke mocktails, our theatrical storytellers trace how each leader won absolute belief, and the devastating consequences that followed.
Serial Killer Speakeasy sells out fast, and this new chapter will too. Get your tickets now.
Content warning: This experience discusses true events, including coercive control, murder, suicide and mass death.
Check out what others have said about this event in the past!
- Soo good! Start to finish. Quality drinks and better performances. Would recommend
- This was the most fun I've had in a very long time. The performers were excellent, the show was interesting, and the drinks were delicious! 10/10 suggest to everyone I speak to!
- Outstanding!! Would like to see what the crew would've done with Auleen Wournous!
- The show was amazing! I didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. Loved how each story was told from a unique POV, the drinks were fantastic. The Actor for Jeffery Dahmer was my favorite. Really hope they have more shows soon.
- My husband and I had the BEST time!!
- Great show!
- We truly enjoyed the show! It was amazing that just 5 excellent actors are able to pull the whole event off, from the logistics to the terrific craft cocktails to the mesmerizing stories of monsters who lived in “plain sight.”
- Actors were amazing. I loved the story telling and drinks were great
- Excellent show, delicious drinks!
- This was absolutely amazing and thrilling !!! My girlfriend loved it she is a Stephen King nut and she jumped out of her skin a Couple times. We Really enjoyed it !
