New York - Green Room [2008]
Edgar Allan Poe.  (1809-1849)

"Words have no power to impress without the exquisite horror of their reality."
Green Room Presents
March 2 - 30, 2008, Tuesday - Saturday at 8PM  & Sunday at 3PM.
Great playwrights take on the greatest horror stories in history with the
Off-Broadway premiere of The Scariest. This evening length collection of new
plays by Kristin Newbom, Laura Schellhardt, Mark Schultz, and Gary Sunshine
is based on the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, W.W. Jacobs, Hans Christian
Anderson, and "The Book of Revelations." Directed by Ari Edelson and
Meredith McDonough.

No matter where in the world, no matter what culture, people know that there is
something lurking around the shadows, creeping under the bed. For The
Scariest, four of New York's most exciting playwrights were commissioned  to
remix some of the greatest classics of the horror genre. These modern stage
interpretations have all been recast into contemporary settings and to confront
modern-day terrors with the same punch the famed originals did.

The bill for the evening includes:

Monkey's Paw. If you had three wishes, what would you do? Just be careful
what you wish for. Mark Schultz takes on WW Jacobs classic.

Apothecary's Daughter.  Have you ever met a poisonous woman?  How close
would you get? Laura Schellhardt's take on Nathaniel Hawthorne's tale of love
and death.

Revelations. What happens when your personal life invades your work? Kristin
Newbom takes on the last book of The Bible.

Names of Foods.  What depths do we go to save our own, not knowing what
the future may hold?  Gary Sunshine takes on Hans Christian Anderson's "The
Story of A Mother."  

The Scariest features Rebecca Brooksher (Dying City), Angel Desai
(Company), Andy Grotelueschen (Clowns), Jesse Hooker (Some Men), Mandy
Siegfried (Noises Off), Joaquin Torres (King Lear).