Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water Street, Batavia, will be host to a special Hallowe’en presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, presented as an old time radio production, Friday, Oct. 26. Doors and cocktail hour will start at 6 p.m. and performances will begin at 7 p.m..
Actors will perform the script with live microphones and sound effects, staged by Top Banana Productions. The Nightmare Before Christmas is an adaptation of the 1993 animated musical about Jack Skellington, the skeletal king of Hallowe’en, who encounters the joy and love of Christmas and decides to muscle in on it.
The show will open with a short, terrifying episode of Lights Out called The Dark. During the 1960s and 1970s, The Dark was played on WGN radio every year on Hallowe’en, once at midnight and once while schoolchildren were eating their breakfasts and had all day long for their nightmares to develop. Nobody remembers the title. But they all remember about the oily black fog that turns people inside out.
In the cast are Ben Dooley as Jack, Sara Malloy as Sally, with Patrick Gallagher, Steve Schroeder, Jim Martin, Ali Martin, Margie Gustafson, Sean Thomas, Pam Turlow, and Patti Shore Kaden. They are directed by Craig Gustafson.
Seating is limited to 70 persons. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.com. All ticket sales will go to support the continuation of arts programming at Water Street Studios, a non-profit art center.
The Live Art Series is a monthly live art performance exploring a variety of art forms, including music, film, dance, and storytelling. The Live Art Series events are organized by Water Street Studios. All proceeds go to support arts programming at Water Street Studios. Funds for the Live Art Series are provided by the Batavia Arts Council.
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