Mysterious and Foreboding, The Woman in Black Comes to Eerie Life at Main Street Theater

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Mysterious and Foreboding, The Woman in Black Comes to Eerie Life at Main Street Theater
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Main Street Theater gives us plenty of chills for these sweaty summer nights via its superlative rendition of Stephen Malatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's Victorian gothic ghost story, The Woman in Black. Imaginatively shepherded by director Philip Hays, and abetted by a phalanx of pro designers in set (Jodi Bobrovsky),...

Main Street Theater gives us plenty of chills for these sweaty summer nights via its superlative rendition of Stephen Malatratt's adaptation of Susan Hill's Victorian gothic ghost story,Imaginatively shepherded by director Philip Hays , and abetted by a phalanx of pro designers in set , costume Paige A. Willson), lighting , and especially sound , the supernatural tale takes on eerie life because of the two actors who lead us into this spooky spectral world, Danny Hayes and Ian Lewis .

The opening scenes are played for laughs as the Actor rolls his eyes as he attempts to bring life into Kipps' dry reading of his own story. “I'll make you an Irving yet,” he promises. Slowly, though, through theatrical prestidigitation, the Actor takes on the role of the younger Kipps, while Kipps plays all the other characters: pony and trap driver, wary townsfolk, London lawyer. It's wonderful theater magic.

Wanting to be close to him, she moved into Drablow's forlorn mansion on the marshes, but was forbidden to tell her son that she was his mother. Watching from the house, she witnessed the death of her young son, sucked into the mud during the sudden appearance of the dismal sea mist, the fret, and forever after walks the earth to seek retribution on any poor soul who sees her. Death will surely follow.

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