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The Enigmatist Comes to Washington DC

3 June 2023

1–2 minutes

If you enjoy puzzles, magic, and storytelling, and you’re anywhere near Washington, DC, take note: The Enigmatist opens this week at Kennedy Center Family Theater. You should get tickets.

Instructions for how to approach the four initial puzzles.

About the Show

The Enigmatist is a one-man show performed by magician and New York Times cruciverbalist (crossword constructor) David Kwong.

David and I saw the show in New York City in 2019. We were captivated.

The Washington, DC, show run is from June 6 – July 2.

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Deep Dive

Check out our interview with David Kwong that aired at RECON 2020:

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Lisa Spira

Editor-In-Chief at Room Escape Artist: Whether she is editing REA’s content, leading the Hivemind, or wrangling the logistics for RECON or the Escape, Immerse, Explore Tours, Lisa is the reason that everything runs like clockwork. As a linguist and data expert, Lisa also leads our Industry Data efforts and is responsible for our annual Industry Reports. Lisa is the heart of REA and also bakes all of our escakes.