Do you believe in ghosts?
The Village Playhouse and Repertory Co continues SEASON ELEVEN with The
Turn of the Screw by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James
Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality,
this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of it's own. A young
governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently
oprhaned children. But she is not their first governess. Her predeccessor, 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 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 the her own fevered imagination?
"A dazzling act of the imagination. Mr Hatcher has pushed James' clever
turn to the furthest degree." -New York Times
Featuring Village Repertory veterans Robbie Thomas and Katherine Chaney
Long in a 2 person tour-de-force adaptation by award winning playwright Jeffrey
Hatcher. Hatcher has taken the ghost story and added an additional element of
psycholigical drama by utilizing just two actors in all the roles. Katherine
plays the young governess determined to protect the children, and Robbie plays
all the other parts including the children's uncle, the housekeeper and 10 year
old Miles.
Directed by Village Producing Artistic Director, Keely Enright.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.villageplayhouse.com or by calling the box offfice at 843 856-1579. The Village Playhouse is located at 730 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant in
the Brookgreen Towncenter.
(The Turn of the Screw is for mature audiences-adult themes and subject matter)