Written by Emily Schwartz
Directed by Jimmy McDermott
Presented by The Strange Tree Group
October 05, 2011 — November 06, 2011
Storefront Theater
$20 for general admission; $15 for seniors and students; $10 for preview (10/5 & 10/6)
Exclusive ticket price of $50 for reserved front row seating with an autographed poster!
Audience Advisory: Hazers and a strobe light will be in use during this production.
Current running time: 2 hours (including 1 ten-minute intermission)
Séances, spirit mediums, and supernatural occurrences took Victorian-era America by storm, as otherwise sensible people grasped at any means to reach out to their loved-ones on the other side. In the insular, upper-class world of 1870s Chicago, three scheming charlatans prey on the rich with elaborate tricks and magic during well-rehearsed séances. But when young Jane, the so-called medium, begins to receive unexpected communications from the dead, her world takes a stunning turn.
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