MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A Halloween-themed theatrical horror story is entering its final weekend in Maplewood, giving audiences one last chance to catch the production.
interACT Theatre Productions presents Tommy Jamerson's The Graveyard Girls, an East Coast premiere featuring spooky campfire tales, buried secrets and humor. The show features original music by Edward A. Bean and is directed by Nicholas J. Clarey.
The story follows three best friends, Lauree, Sydney and Nancie, who spend every Halloween sneaking into an abandoned graveyard and trying to scare each other with spooky campfire tales. But when Nancie's love interest joins them, their annual tradition takes an unexpected turn as ghosts from the past begin to rise from the grave.
Performances are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, at 2 and 7:30 p.m at the Burgdorff Center, 10 Durand Road.
The cast includes Maki Iman, Melissa Mugica, May Riekenberg, Michael McBride, Jerry Narciso, Nat Gennace, Joe Miceli, Botond Ekler-Szabo, Ruth Rooney, Joel Redmount, Andre Fleming, Addie Kriegel, Arielle Waller, Emily Martin, Christine Melina, Jillana Kucey, Sophia Rounsavill and Lital Knoll.
Ticket information is available online.
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