SPOOKY STAGINGS FOR VALLEY THEATER 'FRANKENSTEIN' PLAY, MUSICAL SCHEDULED.Byline: Daily News NEWHALL - Two classic Halloween plays - ``Frankenstein'' and the spooky spook·y adj. spook·i·er, spook·i·est Informal 1. Suggestive of ghosts or a ghost; eerie. 2. Easily startled; skittish. musical comedy ``I Sincerely Doubt That This Old House is Very Haunted'' will be staged through October at the Canyon Theatre Guild Theatre Guild U.S. theatrical society. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890–1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. . ``Frankenstein'' tells the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein The Victoria Frankenstein Link redirects here. Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character, the protagonist of the 1818 novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. , who unintentionally creates a monster that escapes and terrorizes the countryside. This classic tale by Mary Shelley is not just a horror story horror story Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part of folk literature. They may feature supernatural elements such as ghosts, witches, or vampires or address more realistic psychological fears. but an existential tale of man's fear of abandonment. ``Frankenstein'' will be presented at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29. Director Ingrid Boydston brings the ``Frankenstein'' story to life with the help of assistant director Jeff Hyde and sound designer George Cummings with special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. by TimBen Boydston and Gary Schamber. The period costumes designed by Claudia Alexopoulos will take the audience back to another time. ``I Sincerely Doubt That This Old House is Very Haunted'' provides a more whimsical scare as the audience meets the Exex family, who have no idea their home is occupied by an entire company of ghosts. When young Lilly Exex's fiance comes to meet the family and smashes his car into a tree, the ghosts initiate him into their organization before he is dead. ``I Sincerely Doubt'' is directed by Mike Davies
Mike Davies (b. 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a disc jockey currently active on Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. and Leslie Berra, with vocals by Tamarah Ashton-Coombs and choreography by Musette Caing and Rena Bailey-Barrett. This play will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 30. Tickets to either play are $10 to $13 for adults and $8 to $10 for students and seniors. Call the box office at (661) 799-2702 for reservations. The theater is at 24242 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the , Newhall. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Cast members make a toast in a scene from the new production of ``Frankenstein,'' which will be presented through Oct. 29. (2) A trio of actors perform in the Canyon Theatre Guild's play version of ``Frankenstein.'' |
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