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Boxcar Theatre Director Resigns After Vigilante Account Alleges Attempt to Meet Minor

The company canceled its Halloween production, with two senior managers stepping in to lead operations.

Nick Olivero has stepped down as executive director at Boxcar Theatre, which produced the immersive production known as “The Speakeasy,” after after anonymous internet vigilantes accused him of attempting to meet up with someone who had posed online as a 14-year-old boy.
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Overview

  • Nick Olivero stepped down Sunday before the board could meet to decide his status, according to a board spokesperson.
  • Managing Director Stefani Pelletier and Executive Producer Laura Drake Chambers were assigned to assume his duties.
  • People v. Preds posted video and alleged text messages identifying the other party as a minor and labeled Olivero “Catch 540.”
  • Boxcar canceled the planned haunted show “Nightmare: House on Franklin St.” at the Haas-Lilienthal House following the allegations.
  • There have been no reported criminal charges or public comment from Olivero, and the methods of such vigilante groups remain contested.