Scary Stories
October 2 – October 31, 1998
by Nicholson Baker and R. Chetwynd Hayes
Adapted and Directed by Mary Machala
Nicholson Baker’s Subsoil, first appeared in The New Yorker Magazine on June 27, 1994. The surreal short story follows Nyle T. Milner, a hard working agricultural historian, who has an unfortunate encounter with a potato. R. Chetwynd-Hayes is one of the country’s most prolific writers of ghost and horror stories. The Elemental, explores what happens when an elemental attaches itself to the shoulder of a dishonest business man and becomes a violent element in his life.
Cast
Michael J. Loggins*
Laura Ann Ferri*
Martin Buchanan
*AEA Member
Artistic Team
Greg Carter, Set Designer
M.J. McGalliard, Lighting Designer
Bonnie Hill, Costumer Designer
Chris Guilmet, Sound Designer
B. Jennings Hart, Stage Manager