Fox Valley Rep to Present THE WOMAN IN BLACK, to Play Pheasant Run Resort, 10/12-28

Fox Valley Repertory is ready to celebrate the Halloween season with the return of one of the longest-running suspense thrillers in history, The Woman in Black. Directed by Fox Valley Rep Artistic Director and Wheaton native John Gawlik, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage.

Alex Hugh Brown (left) and Ron Rains reprise their roles as "Actor" and "Kipps" in Fox Valley Rep's remount of The Woman in Black.

The Woman in Black will open Friday, October 12, 2012 continue through Sunday, October 28, 2011.Tickets are priced at $32 on Fridays and at $42 on Saturdays and Sundays. Dinner show packages are available from $52. Group rates and overnight packages are also available.

Adapted by Stephen Malatratt and based on the novel by Susan Hill, a London lawyer hires an actor to help recount a story to family and friends that has long troubled him since he attended the funeral of an elderly recluse. During the reenactment, you'll be gripping your seats with a chill down your spine as you experience the horror and terror of this haunting tale.

The Woman in Black was first performed at the Theatre-By-The-Sea in Scarborough in 1987. The original production received rave reviews, paving the way for future productions throughout the country. It reached the West End in 1989 where it has been a major success ever since. Its success has subsequently reached a global level, having spread to the U.S., South America and through to the Tokyo theatre scene, and beyond. A major motion film of the story starring Daniel Radcliffe was released in February of 2012.

"Celebrating Halloween with one of the longest-running suspense thrillers in history is very exciting for us," says Director and Artistic Director John Gawlik. "The show has been a hit in London and across the country, and we're thrilled that the Fox Valley area will be celebrating this haunting tale with us again."

The cast of The Woman in Black features (in alphabetical order): Alex Hugh Brown (previously in FVR's The Woman in Black in 2011 and Red Herring in 2010), Jeff Award-nominated actor Ron Rains (known for his recurring role as Bob Cratchit in Goodman Theatre's A Christmas Carol and FVR's The Woman in Black in 2011), and alternating the roles of "The Woman" will be FVR Academy Student Delaney Carani of St. Charles, and Glynis Gilio of Batavia and Evan Kafka of Geneva.