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Directed by Angie Flynn-McIver
RIVETING | EXISTENTIAL | WRY
A charming devil arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton to bargain for the souls of its residents in exchange for their darkest wishes. Elizabeth should be his easiest target, having been labeled a witch and cast out by the town, but her soul is not so readily bought. As the devil returns –and returns again– to convince her, unexpected passions flare, alliances are formed, and the village is forever changed.
This dark comedy is a very loose, very modern retelling of the Jacobean morality play The Witch of Edmonton by John Ford, Thomas Dekker, and William Rowley from 1621.
Content advisory: strong language, staged violence
Photo credit Joseph O’Malley and R. Masseo Davis
Jen Silverman (they/them) Plays include: Spain; Highway Patrol; Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties; The Moors; The Roommate; and Witch. Their plays have been produced off-Broadway (Second Stage Theatre, MCC Theater, The Playwrights Realm), across the US (Steppenwolf, The Goodman, The Humana Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Huntington, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Writers Theatre etc), and internationally in Australia, the UK, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Brazil, Spain, and elsewhere.
Books include: the debut novel We Play Ourselves (named one of the best books of the year by Buzzfeed; a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award), story collection The Island Dwellers (finalist for a PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize), poetry chapbook Bath (selected by Traci Brimhall for Driftwood Press); and new novel There’s Going to be Trouble forthcoming from Random House on April 9th 2024.
Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a member of New Dramatists, and a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris. They wrote The Miranda Obsession as a narrative podcast for Audible, starring Rachel Brosnahan. They also write for TV and film, including Tales of the City (Netflix) and Tokyo Vice (Max). Honors include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim.
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*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
Creative Team
Director: Angie Flynn-McIver
Production Stage Manager: Amelia Driscoll*
Scenic Designer: Julie K. Ross
Lighting Designer: C.J. Barnwell
Sound Design: Bailey Gafeney
Costume Designer: Tory Depew
Props Artist: Sylvia J. Pierce
Fight Choreographer: Bill Munoz
Choreographer: Carrie Day
*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
Listen to an interview with Witch actor Philip Kershaw on the arts podcast ‘Embracing Arlington Arts’ with Janet Kopenhaver
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- Daniel Henry and Anthony Johnson
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- Arusi Santi and Callan White
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- Anthony Johnson and Gabrielle Story
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- Arusi Santi, Gabrielle Story and Callan White
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- Anthony Johnson and Daniel Henry
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- Arusi Santi
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- Arusi Santi and Callan White
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- Callan White and Arusi Santi
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- Anthony Johnson, Philip Kershaw, and Daniel Henry
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- The cast of Witch
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- Arusi Santi and Callan White
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- Arusi Santi, Gabrielle Story, and Callan White
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- Anthony Johnson, Gabrielle Story, and Philip Kershaw
This Production is part of the 2023-2024 Season Pass and 2024 Spring Mini-Pass!
Pre-selected Masked Performances
In response to county infection data, feedback from audiences, and protocols implemented by peer organizations, NC Stage is instating the following protocol during our 2023/24 season for all public events in our building during this timeframe:
Until further notice, face masks are currently optional in all of our spaces except during select performances for each show (this show’s dates listed below). These performances are being offered to accommodate immunocompromised audience members or those who are more comfortable in fully masked settings, and are available to any patron who would like to attend.
By purchasing a ticket to one of these performances, you are agreeing to wear a mask throughout the entire performance.
If you would like to exchange your ticket into or out of one of these performances, please contact the box office at 828-239-0263 or [email protected].
Witch
Friday, March 22 at 2pm
Thursday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Thank you for your kindness, patience, and cooperation as we continue to navigate the best way to accommodate the wide spectrum of comfort levels among our patrons regarding masks.
