SYNOPSIS

A Ghost Story
by F. Andrew Leslie
From the novel by Shirley Jackson

Cut off from the outside world by its remote location and shunned by all who know its forbidding and sinister reputation, Hill House has remained empty and silent except for the daily visits of its grumbling caretaker, Mrs. Dudley. Its isolation is broken by the arrival of Dr. Montague, an investigator of supernatural phenomena who has been granted a short lease by the present owner. His mission is to delve into the morbid history of the house and to come to grips with the occult forces that have made it uninhabitable for many years. He is joined by three others, all unacquainted, but all having their particular reasons for accepting Dr. Montague’s invitation to share his Hill House sojourn. Their visit begins with jovial informality, but their sensibilities are soon jolted by strange and eerie occurrences. As they struggle to disguise their mounting fears they are joined by Dr. Montague’s wife and a friend, who have come to Hill House for purposes of their own. They too are absorbed by the supernatural, but their approach is via direct communication with the departed spirits—a type of psychic research which is regarded fearfully by Dr. Montague and which, as subsequent events bear out, brings on a crisis in which the evil forces of Hill House are goaded to a new and, for one of those present, fatal fury.

The Haunting of Hill House has never been produced by TCT or HHT.

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service Collection. (www.dramatists.com)

TICKET DATES

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – First day to receive mail in
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 – MAIL IN DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – PHONE LINES OPEN TO REGULAR MEMBERS
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – RESERVATIONS OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC

Production Staff & Cast

CAST

In order of appearance

Eleanor Vance – Carmelle Garcia

Mrs. Dudley – Rosie Best-Cutrer

Theodora – Erin Watts

Dr. Montague – Jim Ramos

Luke Sanderson – DJ Canfield

Mrs. Montague – Penni Hansen

Arthur Parker – Dané Shobe

Thank you to everyone! It was an OUTSTANDING series of auditions and we certainly had a very hard time deciding on our cast! We can’t wait to get started! Our first read-thru is Wednesday, September 11 at 7:00 PM. Please remember to email Jason at Jason@topekacivictheatre.com if you accept your role.