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Wicked Lit: Volume I & II are dynamic collections of plays adapted from the classic horror literature of Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, H.P. Lovecraft and more. These timeless stories have been ambitiously reimagined to create surprising and impactful theatrical experiences.
Originally devised as immersive theatre, the shows in these volumes have previously been staged in cemeteries, museums, mansions and hotels but now can be staged in schools or theatrical spaces of all kinds. Produce them in a theater or in a creative guerrilla setting and watch these chilling horror classics come alive!
WICKED LIT:
VOLUME I
The Body Snatcher by Paul Millet,
adapted from the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
(2w, 3m)
The Cask of Amontillado by Paul Millet,
adapted from the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
(1w, 2m)
The Chimes: A Goblin Story by Jonathan Josephson, adapted from the short story by Charles Dickens
(1w, 2m, 2 any gender + optional ensemble)
The Grove of Rashomon by Jonathan Josephson,
adapted from the short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
(3w, 4m)
Las Lloronas by Jonathan Josephson,
freely adaped from “La Llorona” myths and historical events
(5w, 2-3m)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Jonathan Josephson,
adapted from the short story by Washington Irving
(1w, 3m, 1 any gender + optional ensemble)
The Monkey’s Paw by Jeff G. Rack,
adapted from the short story by W.W. Jacobs
(1w, 4m)
The Tell-Tale Heart by Paul Millet,
adapted from the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
(2w, 5m)
The Unnamable by Jeff G. Rack,
adapted from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft
(1w, 2m)
WICKED LIT:
VOLUME II
Anansi and the Demons by Jonathan Josephson
(1w, 3m, 3 any gender)
The Doll by Jeff G. Rack,
based on the novelette of the same name by Algernon Blackwood
(4w, 1m)
The Ebony Frame by Susannah Myrvold,
adapted from the short story by Edith Nesbit
(3w, 2m)
The Fall of the House of Usher by Paul Millet,
adapted from the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
(1w, 2m)
From Beyond by Trey Nichols,
based on the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft
(2m, 2 any gender, plus ensemble)
A Ghost Story by Jonathan Josephson,
based on the short story by Mark Twain
(1m, 2-4 any gender)
The New Catacomb by Jonathan Josephson,
adapted from the short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(1w, 2m)
The Shadowy Third by Paul Millet,
based on the short story of the same name by Ellen Glasgow
(3w, 1m)
The Yellow Wallpaper by Jeff G. Rack,
based on the short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
(2w, 1m)
The Legend(s) of
Sleepy Hollow
The story of Ichabod Crane is well known – the schoolteacher falls for the blooming lass Katrina Van Tassel, and he would have won her heart too, had he not been run out of town by the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. But what really happened on the faithful night in the woods, and what is the true story behind Brom Bones’ knowing looks? This new adaptation of the classic ghost story tells Washington Irving’s tale as it is widely known in act one, but then follows up with the REAL story of Ichabod and the Horseman as retold by Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane’s faithful horse.
The Legend(s) of Sleepy Hollow by Jonathan Josephson,
adapted from the short story by Washington Irving
(1w, 3m, 2 any gender + optional ensemble)
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Bottom Three Photos:
– William Joseph Hill and Brian David Pope in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado, Wicked Lit 2011. Adapted by Paul Millet, directed by Jonathan Josephson. Photo by Daniel Kitayama.
– Sachi K in The Grove of Rashomon (adapted from Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story “In a Grove”), Wicked Lit 2015. Adapted by Jonathan Josephson, directed by Darin Anthony. Photo by Daniel Kitayama.
– Deborah Dominguez in Edith Nesbit’s The Ebony Frame, Wicked Lit 2015. Adapted by Susannah Myrvold, directed by Jaime Robledo. Photo by John Thvedt.