Gorilla Theatre's THE WOMAN IN BLACK Plays Final Performances, Closes 11/8

By: Nov. 03, 2009
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Runs through November 8, 2009-THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, From the novel by Susan Hill

Following the tradition of the classic ghost story popularized by Charles Dickens and M.R James, Henry James and Edith Wharton, The Woman in Black relies on atmosphere, a vivid sense of place, hints, glimpses and suggestions, to chill the blood and send shivers down the spine.

Eel Marsh House stands tall, gaunt and isolated, surveying the endless flat saltmarshes beyond the Nine Lives Causeway, somewhere on England's bleak East Coast.

Here Mrs Alice Drablow lived - and died - alone. Young Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is ordered by his firm's senior partner to travel up from London to attend her funeral and then sort out all her papers. His task is a lonely one, and at first Kipps is quite unaware of the tragic secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows. He only has a terrible sense of unease...

Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33614 "Behind Steinbrenner Field"

Remaining PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES

Thurs Nov 5 2009 7:00 p.m.
Fri Nov 6 2009 8:00 p.m.
Sat Nov 7 2009 8:00 p.m.
Sun Nov 8 2009 3:00 p.m.
Sun Nov 8 2009 7:00 p.m.

TICKET PRICES
Full price: $20 on Thursdays /$25 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Seniors (age 55+) and Adult Students (with ID):$15 on Thurs / $20 on Fri, Sat, Sun
Student rush: $10 for adult students, thirty minutes before the show when available

SEE IT FREE
...as a volunteer usher. Ushers need only work one performance per show, and may bring a guest for just $10.00. Call the Gorilla Theatre administrative office at 813-354-0550 to volunteer.



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