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2012 Halloween Stage Review: Wicked Lit
Wicked Lit continues with performances on November 8-10. This October’s incarnation of the Halloween Theatre Festival retains the spooky strengths manifested in previous years while adding a few new ingredients to the witch’s brew. Once again, a trio of terrifying one-act plays is presented within the Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery. This season, there is a bit more playful interactivity with the “Story Guides,” who keep the audience on the right track and then play (sometimes unexpected) roles in the dramas themselves. Wicked Lit also serves up brief mini-performances (poetry readings and storytelling) between the main courses, creating the theatrical equivalent of an elaborate French meal, with multiple entrees separated by appetizing hors d’oeuvre.
Wicked Lit 2012 Extended Run
The run of the Wicked Lit 2012 Halloween Plays at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery has been extended into the month of November, with additional performances on November 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 & 10. The extension is good news for those who wish to attend but have not bought tickets yet: with the [...]
Wicked Lit 2012 Halloween Plays
The Wicked Lit Halloween Theatre Festival returns for 2012, with three new morbid melodramas, all staged on the grounds of – and within – an actual mausoleum: WAKE NOT THE DEAD by Johann Ludwig Tieck’s vampire story; THE DEAD SMILE by F. Marion Crawford; COUNT MAGNUS by M.R. James. Audiences should not be adverse to a little exercise: these are “walking productions” staged at night in the cemetery. Expect to be scared silly.
Location: Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery, 2300 Marengo Ave, Altadena, CA 91001
Dates & Hours: October 12-14, 18-21, 25-28, 31, starting promptly at 7:30pm
Wicked Lit 2011: Production A Review
Dates: October 21 through November 5
Location: Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery, 2300 N. Marengo Avenue, Altadena, California
Wicked Lit’s innovative productions – based on the works of Poe, Lovecraft, Dickens, etc – fully immerse the audience in different times and locations, creating a unique brand of shuddery entertainment, quite distinct from other Halloween events in Los Angeles.
