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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Theatre Wesleyan presents: The Woman In Black

 Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, From the Novel by Susan Hill

In the damp salt marsh of Crythin Gifford, a horrible secret haunts the small English town.

In his youth, attorney Arthur Kipps was summoned to the rural town to handle the effects of the late Mrs. Alice Drablow. During his stay, Mr. Kipps discovered the horrors that haunt town, and why it is kept a secret.

              Tonight, the secret will be revealed.

              Join senior theatre major Chase Burnett and junior theatre major Michael Rudd as they as they reenact the chilling details of Arthur Kipps’ strange encounter, and its unfortunate consequences. 

              The Woman in Black: A Ghost Play, Directed by theatre chair Connie Whitt-Lambert, is a macabre tale of betrayal, heartbreak, and revenge from beyond the grave. Originally a chilling novel by renowned author Susan Hill, the The Woman in Black has been adapted to haunt the stage by playwright Stephen Mallatratt.

Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, and again at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. All performances take place at the Thad Smotherman Theatre, located in the Law Sone Fine Arts Building on the corner of Binkley and Ave E on the Texas Wesleyan University campus. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 Wesleyan Faculty and Staff and $4 students with I.D. Box Office will open on Tuesday, November 10th and Box Office hours are Tuesday – Friday 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. during the week of production, and one hour before curtain on show days. To purchase tickets and make reservations, contact the box office at (817) 531-4211.