Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor, is sent to the desolate Eel Marsh House to settle an estate. However, his routine assignment quickly spirals into a harrowing encounter with a malevolent spirit, the elusive and vengeful Woman in Black. As he recounts his terrifying experiences with the help of an Actor, the audience is drawn deeper into a story that blurs the lines between reality and nightmare.
In this chilling adaptation of Susan Hill’s classic ghost story, THE WOMAN IN BLACK transports audiences to a time when the veil between the living and the dead seems thinnest. As the nights grow long and shadows stretch further, the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories around the fire comes alive on stage.
Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
Select Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 pm
$54 Adult
$44 Seniors 62+
$44 Students/under 25
Single tickets incur $5 service fee per ticket
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90 minutes with no intermission
For safety, late seating will not permitted and patrons will be advised to stay in their seats throughout the performance.
Production effects will include some strobe lighting, fog, haze, and sudden loud sounds.
October 20, 2024 | 2:30-5:00 pm
Parents can join us for the matinee performance and register their Pre-K to 5th grade children for onsite child care with Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Teaching Artists during the show. (Limited capacity and all children must be registered in advance. Show ticket sold separately.)
October 20, 2024 | Following the matinee performance
Free and open to all patrons
October 25, 2024 | Happy Hour @ 7:00 pm, Show @ 8:00 pm
Patrons under 30 years old are invited to purchase discounted tickets, which include 1 drink coupon, exclusive access to our mezzanine for mingling, and a seat for the evening’s performance
October 27, 2024 | Doors Open @ 6:30, Show Starts @ 7:00 pm
Join us for a celebration of the spooky season — featuring Burlesque performances by the DMV’s spiciest troupe, The Naughty Menagerie!
DC Theater Arts Review
“Ghost stories work because they play to the part of the brain that doesn’t deal in reason. Instead, they pick at fear and imagination. The Woman in Black at Keegan Theatre does that remarkably well.”
Washington City Paper Review
“The play is first and foremost a ghost story, and its compelling plot and satisfying twists are more than enough to keep a viewer invested. … That alone makes this Church Street trick a real Halloween treat.”
Broadway World Review
“The stylish technical aspects of the show in tandem with the wonderful world Leembruggen and Mutterperl paint with their performances allow the audience to slip into that spooky room and hear a ghastly tale.”
Stephen Mallatratt was an English playwright, actor, television screenwriter and a graduate of London’s Central School for Speech and Drama. He is best known for his television work on the ITV series Coronation Street, The Forsyte Saga (2002) and Island at War (2004), and for his stage adaptation of the novel The Woman in Black. He was also an actor, appearing in minor roles in Chariots of Fire and Brideshead Revisited. He died of leukemia in 2004.
Susan (Elizabeth) Hill is a novelist, children’s writer, and playwright. She won a Somerset Maugham Award for I’m the King of the Castle (1970); the Whitbread Novel Award for The Bird of Night (1972); and the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for The Albatross (1971), a collection of short stories. Since then she has written many other novels, including The Woman in Black (1983), which was successfully adapted for stage and television and is one of Susan Hill’s most commercial successes.
ROBERT LEEMBRUGGEN Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre/Woman in Black (Actor); A Couple of Blaguards (Malachy McCourt); Noises Off (Selsdon); Elizabeth Rex (Will Shakespeare); 1776 (Benjamin Franklin); Man For All Seasons (Common Man); The Tempest (Prospero); Cat on A Hot Tin Roof (Big Daddy); The Field (“Bull” McCabe); The Taming of the Shrew (Grumio); Man of La Mancha (Sancho); King of Mackie Street (Frankie McKeown). The Shakespeare Theatre/Julius Caesar (u/s Julius Caesar); The Comedy of Errors (Balthasar); The Tempest (Gonzalo u/s performed). The Washington Stage Guild/Darwin in Malibu (Thomas Huxley); The Elder Statesman (Gomez). The Olney Theatre Center/St. Joan (La Hire). Rep Stage/The Seagull (Shamraev). Taffety Punk Theatre/Twelfth Night (Antonio). Upstart Crow Theatre/Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff); The Three Musketeers (Athos); Twelfth Night (Sir Toby Belch); Hamlet (Claudius). Training: The Shakespeare Theatre’s Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University (2004).
Noah Mutterperl - he/him (Kipps): is thrilled to make his Keegan debut! DC AREA: Monumental Theatre Company: American Psycho (Paul Owen, Patrick Bateman u/s); Workhouse Arts Center: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Dracula), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin), The Who's Tommy (Ensemble, Tommy u/s); The Little Theatre of Alexandria: Young Frankenstein (Dr. Frankestein), Something Rotten (Shakespeare - WATCH Award Winner); City of Fairfax Theatre Company: Big Fish (Will Bloom - WATCH Award Nominee). Upcoming: Look Both Ways! at The Kennedy Center. IG: @noah_mutterperl. WEBSITE: nmutterperl.com
Matthew Bannister - he/him (Actor u/s): is thrilled to be working at Keegan for the first time. Recent shows include: Cumberland Theatre: The Woman in Black (Actor), Yankee Tavern (Palmer), Noises Off! (Lloyd); Maryland Ensemble Theatre: One Man Two Guvnors (Harry Dangle), Fred’s Diner (Fred), No Virginia (Bill); Endangered Species Theatre Project: Merry Wives of Windsor (Ford); Cogent Theatre Collective: Closer (Larry); Silver Spring Stage: All in the Timing (Milton/Al/Baker,) In The Next Room (Dr. Givings); Other Voices Theatre: Arsenic & Old Lace (Jonathan Brewster), Blithe Spirit (Charles Condomine). Recent directing credits include: Cumberland Theatre: Drinking Habits, Noises Off!; Silver Spring Stage: House of Blue Leaves, Sweat; St Mary's College of Maryland: Head Over Heels; Endangered Species Theatre Project: Shakespeare in Love; Other Voices Theatre: Noises Off!, Urinetown; Dominion Stage; Tape.
Stephen Russell Murray (Kipp u/s) Previous shows include: Keegan Theatre: Seussical (Mr. Mayor/Wickersham), Chicago (Fred Casely/Ensemble), Spring Awakening (Otto), What We're Up Against (Weber); Monumental Theater: American Psycho (McDermott), Adventure Theatre: Sing Down the Moon (Sow/Pa); Signature Theatre: Private Jones (Swing), Which Way to the Stage (Swing); Olney Theatre: Kinky Boots (Richard Bailey/Ensemble), The Music Man (Swing); 4615 Theatre: Separate Rooms (Josh), A Delicate Ship (Sam); Folger Theatre: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Alfred/Player Queen), The Way of the World (Swing); Arena Stage: For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls (Lawrence); 1st Stage: Never the Sinner (Nathan Leopold), The Chosen (Swing); Pointless Theatre: Rhinoceros (Jean); Spooky Action Theater: Maple & Vine (Roger/Omar). EDUCATION: MFA Classical Acting, The STC Academy; UPCOMING: Spooky Action Theater: Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show. www.stephenrussellmurray.com
JOSH STICKLIN
Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series, Associate Producer, Technical Director, Facilities Manager
Josh Sticklin is the Artistic Director of The Boiler Room Series - Keegan’s new works development program he created in 2017. Sticklin is a true multi-hyphenate theater maker and brings that perspective to his work on all fronts. As a director, his credits include WOMAN IN BLACK, HAND TO GOD, GOOD PEOPLE, AS YOU LIKE IT, SHE SINGS LIGHT, CHILDREN OF EDEN, and CURTAINS. As a choreographer, his credits include CHESS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, BALTIMORE WALTZ, and CAROUSEL. As a designer, his credits include SEUSSICAL (Set - Helen Hayes Award Winner for Outstanding Set Design), JUNIE B. JONES (Set), YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (Set), and OTHER LIFE FORMS (Props). As an artisan/engineer he has designed notable scenic elements in LONESOME WEST, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, RIPCORD, TOP GIRLS, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, and THE UNDENIABLE SOUND OF RIGHT NOW. As an actor, Sticklin has performed in 22 productions at Keegan including HAIR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S RIOT, CUCHULLAIN, BASRA BOY, STONES IN HIS POCKETS, and AMERICAN IDIOT. He also serves as Associate Producer, Technical Director, and Facilities Manager. His leadership on energy efficiency and production quality has resulted in over $500k in upgrades for tech and the physical infrastructure. Josh is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer Society and holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and Political Science from American University.
Sage Green (they/he) is a genderqueer lighting designer based locally in the DC area. This is their first show with The Keegan Theatre! Regional: Sherlock Holmes & The Case of The Jersey Lilly, Barter Theatre; The Game, Playmakers Repertory Theatre (with Carolina Ortiz). Dance: Figures in a Landscape, Wayne Mcgregor (with Chris Wilkinson); Gustave Le Gray No.1, Pam Tanowitz (original design, Davison Scandrett); Appalachian Spring, Martha Graham (original design, Jean Rosenthal). Education: Kenan Kennedy Center Fellow (2024-2025), American Ballet Theatre Lighting Assistant (2023), UNC School of the Arts BFA Lighting Design (2024), UNC School of the Arts Dance Diploma (2020). @sagegreenlx on Instagram.
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PARIS FRANCESCA (she/her/hers), is a Costume Designer and Stylist in the Washington, DC area. Some of her favorite Costume Design credits include: N (Keegan Theatre), She Persisted, (Adventure Theatre MTC), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Adventure Theatre MTC), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Adventure Theatre MTC), The Fisherman and His Wife (Adventure Theatre MTC), Fantastagirl & The Math Monster(Adventure Theatre MTC), The Snowy Day (Adventure Theatre MTC), Step Afrika! 101 (Tour), Chemical Exile: Synthesis (Rorschach Theatre), Step Afrika! Magical Musical Holiday Show (Atlas Performing Arts Center), An Act of God (NextStop Theatre), First Date (NextStop Theatre), Step Afrika! Step Xplosion (Music Center at Strathmore, Virtual), Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Show (Hylton Performing Arts Center, Virtual Premiere), The Mountaintop (NextStop Theatre), Step Afrika! Magical Musical Holiday Show (Atlas Performing Arts Center), Matilda (NextStop Theatre). Paris holds a BA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Costume Design from Hampton University and a MPS in the Business of Fashion from LIM College. @Pfrenchie
Cindy Landrum Jacobs (Properties/Set Dressing Designer) loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan Credits: Noises Off, Webster’s Bitch, Merrily We Roll Along, SWEAT, Seussical, Push The Button, The Wilting Point, Lifespan Of A Fact, Elegies, The Outsider, Shakespeare In Love, Yoga Play, TransAM, N, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol (2017-2023). Co-Scenic Designer: Webster’s Bitch. Other Properties Designer credits: The Waverly Gallery, The Last Match, How The Light Gets In, Columbinus, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage).
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Lucy Rocchio is a recent graduate of Wright State University with a BFA in Acting. While at Wright State she participated in performing, stage management, and writing. As a DMV native, she is so excited to be back home and doing theatre. Lucy is currently working as the Fall ASM Intern at The Keegan Theatre, after previously filling in as an ASM for Noises Off. She hopes you enjoy the show!
*The Director is a Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
