Ashley Cowan shares a Halloween treat.
Happy Day Before Halloween, Theater Pub-ers! Hope you’ve all got an evening of tricks and treats waiting for you. Each year, my sister and I host a unique alternative to the holiday. It started five years ago when Julia Heitner, Katelyn, and I came together to write The First Annual Halloween Scavenger Hunt and has since become a tradition in the Cowan household. Every Halloween, costumed San Francisco souls meet at our apartment, marvel at my dog, and split into teams. Each group receives the list. They are then released into the night to return again in two hours time. After an incredible adventure all over town, we all regroup over tater tots to tally up the points and declare a winner. Through the years, we’ve hosted many Theater Pub enthusiasts but I thought I’d take advantage of this week’s blog to share our upcoming Scavenger Hunt with all of you. Whether you’re able to join us on our romp around the city tomorrow or just live vicariously though the upcoming pictures, here is the latest list!
5th Annual Halloween Scavenger Hunt
October 31, 2013
RULES:
1. Welcome to the night of your lives! Prepare for a memorable evening. First things first: you must have photographic or tangible proof of all items and stunts. Plus, stuff’s going to get weird and you’re going to want to brag about it later online.
2. All items must be acquired during the actual scavenger hunt. Meaning, none of the goodies can come from any of the participants prior to the start of the night.
3. No cheating! What’s the point? It’s boring! Plus, if you do, you will be the person who cheated on a Halloween Scavenger Hunt.
4. The winning team gets loads of high fives, bragging rights, and round of drinks paid for by the losers. All players are welcome to tater tots and pet cuddles.
LET’S BEGIN!
No Frills Photography:
1 Point
□ Anyone dressed as a pun. It’s awesome. Good for them.
□ A guy dressed like a chick or a lady dressed like a dude
□ Someone who thought pajamas counted as a costume
□ An animal dressed up (add 1 point if this costumed animal is not a dog)
□ Someone pushing the new “no nudity in public” law to the limit
□ Two people conjoined in one costume
□ A man or woman over the age of 80 getting their trick or treat on
Stunts and Dares
2 Points
□ Dance the Thriller Dance with two zombies
□ Do the Charleston with someone from The Great Gatsby
□ Hold hands with a bumblebee
□ Put on someone else’s wig
□ Get a stranger to draw a pumpkin on your abs
□ Look up a ghost’s sheet
□ Have a stranger write you a poem
□ Hold the wand of a Harry Potter character
□ High five Jesus
□ Get a police officer to handcuff you
□ Swim with a mermaid
□ Jump over a Super Mario Brother’s character (plus 1 if it’s not Mario or Luigi)
□ Get examined by a doctor or nurse
□ Take a picture with your costume doppelganger
□ Recommend a book to Miley Cyrus
□ Have a Disney princess do your hair
□ Have an Orange is the New Black character tell you a secret
3 Points
□ Put on a stranger’s sock or stocking
□ Build a human pyramid with at least 5 people.
□ Draw a mustache on a stranger’s face
□ Play catch with a Giant’s player
□ Give the Wolverine a hand massage
□ Start a game of spin the bottle
□ Get Walter White and Jessie to hug it out; with you in the middle of their meth love-fest
□ Spell out any five letter word (with a minimum of two strangers)
□ Share a scotch with Ron Burgundy
□ Give or receive a piggyback ride to or from a kitty
□ Sing something quirky with Zoey Deschanel
□ Lift a super hero
□ Have a stranger feed you candy. You can’t use your hands. (2 bonus points if they don’t use hands either)
□ Switch shoes with a stranger and swing dance with them
□ Serenade a singer with one of their songs
□ Have that 50 Shades of Grey creep tie you up
□ Write your name on a stranger’s thigh
4 Points
□ Take a picture with a devil on one side and an angel on the other
□ Get a bite of one of Bob’s burgers
□ Switch shirts with a stranger of the opposite sex
□ Tell Grumpy Cat a joke and get him to smile
□ Acquire and bring back an unbroken egg
□ Get a cooking and/or racism lesson from Paula Deen
□ Eskimo kiss a bunny
□ Get a picture of one of your team members at least 5 feet off the ground
□ Play a game of Red Rover with the Game of Thrones cast
□ Find a pair of actual twins and learn their zodiac sign
□ Feed someone from the Hunger Games
□ Have Waldo or Carmen Sandiego give you directions
□ Let a stranger do your makeup
□ Play catch with a Giant’s player
□ Floss a vampire’s teeth
5 Points
□ Crash a party and take a picture in their bathroom
□ Ride on someone else’s bike
□ Get a hickey from a religious figure
□ Talk to a stranger’s mom on the phone
□ Get someone to moon you
□ Get William and Kate to let you hold their baby, George
□ Get a stranger to chew gum that was in your mouth
□ Tweet a selfie of you and Amanda Bynes
□ Get a text from someone dressed as an emoji
Items of Interest:
1 Point
□ One AA battery
□ A crayon
□ A playing card
□ A fortune cookie
□ A movie ticket stub dated 10/31/13
□ A feather
□ A MUNI transfer dated 10/31/13
2 Points
□ A pumpkin
□ A Starbucks cup labeled “pumpkin spice latte”
□ A book
□ A toy spider
□ A scarf
□ A Christmas decoration
□ An unused candle
□ Dark chocolate Halloween candy
□ Dog food
Have fun, be safe, and have a wonderful holiday!
San Francisco Theater Pub 
This is such an awesome concept! I want to steal it! But in Berkeley…would be hard to fill the dance card.