Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/21/2011 12:22 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/21/2011 12:24 PM
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Murphys Creek Theatre Presents "The Turn of the Screw
Murphys Creek Theatre will be presenting Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of, “The Turn of the Screw”, beginning September 30th. Based on the provocative Henry James novella of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. Mr. Hatcher has transformed the novella to a riveting stage play filled with terrifying and beautiful imagery weaving a tapestry of fear and uncertainty. A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently orphaned children. But she is not their first governess. Her ....
predecessor, Miss Jessel, drowned herself when she became pregnant by the sadistic valet, Peter Quint, who was himself found dead soon after under mysterious circumstances. Now the new governess has begun to see the specters of Quint and Jessel haunting the children, and she must find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late. But one frightening question tortures the would-be heroine: Are the ghosts real, or are they the product of her own fevered imagination? The two person cast consists of MCT favorite Sean Lewis, last seen as Octave in, “Scapin”. New to MCT is Amelia Van Brunt, a veteran of the Sacramento theatre scene. Amelia recently completed a year long internship at the world renowned D'ell Arte Players. “The Turn of the Screw”, will play Friday and Saturdays at 8PM September 30th through October 30th. Sunday matinees will play on October 23rd and 30th at 2 PM
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