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The Haunting of Hill House
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson, adapted and directed by Paul Edwards March 28 - May 11, 2014. "The greatest haunted-house story ever written" -Wall Street Journal.
The Haunting of Hill House is widely considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the twentieth century; it is number three on Stephen King's list of his ten favorite horror novels. Its plot concerns Dr. Montague's hope to find scientific evidence of the existence of the supernatural. He rents Hill House, an empty eighty-year-old mansion thought to be haunted, for a summer and invites as his guests people he has chosen because of their past experience with paranormal events.
The book has been filmed twice, both times as simply The Haunting. The 1963 film was faithful to the book and received favorable reviews; the 1999 version took significant liberties with the story and was widely panned. The novel depends for its effects on psychological terrorfear of what might happenrather than on the shock value of explicit horror.
Paul Edwards also adapted and directed City Lit's previous production of a Shirley Jackson novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, two seasons ago. He won the 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Award for adapting City Lit's Peyton Place last season.
Ticket prices are $22.00 for previews and $29.00 after opening. A limited number of $25.00 general admission tickets ($18.00 for previews) are available for each performance through the City Lit website.
Discounts are available for telephone orders by seniors, students, members of the military, and groups of ten or more. Tickets can be reserved by going to www.citylit.org or by calling (773) 293-3682.
City Lit receives funding from the Alphawood Foundation, the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), and The Saints. Its outreach program is sponsored in part by A.R.T. League.
City Lit specializes in literate theatre, including stage adaptations of literary material. It is located in the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church building at 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, one block west of Sheridan Road and a block and a half east of the Bryn Mawr Red Line L stop. The 84 Peterson bus, the 147 Lake Shore Express bus, and the 151 Sheridan bus all stop near City Lit. Valet parking is available for theatre customers at Francesca's Bryn Mawr restaurant across the street from City Lit. Discounted parking is available for theatre customers, with validation from the Edgewater Beach Café, in the Edgewater Beach Apartments' underground parking lot one block east of the theatre. A limited amount of free parking is available for theatre customers who dine at That Little Mexican Café one block west of the theatre.
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LocationCity Lit Theater (View)
1020 W Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
United States
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