TRIO OF SPOOKY TALES PLAYHOUSE USHERS IN HALLOWEEN CHILLS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Three ghostly ghost·ly adj. ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral. 2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual. tales of suspense and revenge come to the Palmdale Playhouse tonight through Halloween, when the Palmdale City Players present ``Halloween Radio Trilogy.'' The stage show is performed as if the cast were broadcasting from a radio station, with all the sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros provided by the cast members. ``It would be just like walking into a 1940s radio station and sitting down and watching a live broadcast go out,'' said Cathy Felty, stage manager for the production. The show is directed by Dea McAllister, cultural arts/theatre manager of the Playhouse. It features Edgar Allan Poe's ``The Cask of Amontillado amontillado (əmŏn'tĭlä`dō), dry sherry noted for its delicate bouquet, resembling the wine of Montilla, Spain, from which it derives its name. A blend of pale, dry sherries of the palma type, it assumes in aging a darker color. ,'' Rudyard Kipling's ``The Mark of the Beast'' and Oscar Wilde's ``The Canterville Ghost Canterville ghost after haunting an English house for three centuries, disappeared forever when new American owners refused to take him seriously. [Br. Lit.: Oscar Wilde “The Canterville Ghost”] See : Ghost .'' Included in the evening's entertainment are commercials between the stories and interaction of the actors as radio personalities. ``But we've put a little twist into it, so we're not the first-rated or the top studio, but these are people who are characters in themselves,'' said McAllister. ``We're third-best, so we've got to try real hard.'' Patrons are invited to come dressed in costumes on all three nights. Free tickets to a show at the Playhouse will be awarded to the best classic costumes. The only restriction on costumes is no glitter. ``When we say 'classic costume,' we're not talking about somebody in a 1950s poodle skirt A poodle skirt is a wide swing skirt worn with layers of petticoats underneath, often on its own (worn with a cardigan) or sometimes as part of a dress. It was a fashion of the 1950s, most notably 1955, popular with young women and teenage girls of the Silent Generation. , we're talking about some thought put into the costumes like Dracula, the Headless Horseman Headless Horseman spectral figure haunts Ichabod Crane. [Am. Lit.: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow] See : Headlessness , Frankenstein ... classic monsters,'' said McAllister. ``We want people to have fun and also be inventive.'' Because of subject matter, the show is recommended only for ages 12 and up. Halloween Radio Trilogy will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday at the Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors, students and military. For more information, call (661) 267-5685. |
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