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Ancient Tales with Fresh Blood
By Jon Ludwig and Jason Hines
The macabre myths and toe-tapping tunes you know and love with some brand-new spirits and specters! Our well-known Lady Dreadful welcomes fresh blood with a mausoleum of new Dreadfuls bringing back the stories that chill you to the bone!
This deadly ensemble of musicians, dancers, and puppeteers rises from the dead to take audiences into the world beyond this mortal plane with a cavalcade of creepy stories, frightful songs, and devilish dances unearthed from near and far.
Our seven talented phantoms play instruments, sing, dance, act, and incorporate a wide range of puppetry styles to tell their gothic tales. From marionettes and shadow puppets to hand and rod and tabletop puppets, the stories are as wide-ranging as the puppetry. From fan favorite “The 11:59” (based on a short story by Patricia C. McKissack about a former Pullman porter who hears the ominous whistle of an infamous ghost train), to a fantastically silly graveyard dance set to Saint-Saëns’ “Dance Macabre,” join us for a deliciously old school cocktail of death and humor, a reminder of what has always made Halloween so creepy and fun.
This was great fun, intelligent humor and showmanship, wonderful puppets and stories. ~ GOArts
A splendid blend of humor and spookiness…BRILLIANT. ~ Audience member
Tickets include admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum which opens 1 hour prior to the Performance each night.
“The Ghastly Dreadfuls” is for mature audiences only.
It contains crass humor, simulated nudity, violence, and horror elements.
Puppetry Style: Various
Location: Vince Anthony Founder's Theatre
Signature Performance: Excluded from performance discounts for Members
Meet the Dreadfuls
Greg Hunter
Performer
Greg Hunter is a Georgia native and has had many opportunities to perform around Atlanta; His credits include: Wait Until Dark (Georgia Ensemble Theatre), Beautiful: the Carole King Musical (Aurora Theatre), The Yellow Wallpaper (Alliance Theatre Reiser Lab Series), The Drowsy Chaperone (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), A Year with Frog and Toad (Synchronicity Theatre), Frankenstein‘s Ball (Found Stages), Beauty and the Beast (Center For Puppetry Arts), and RENT (Actor’s Express), just to name a few. Greg is also the company manager at Aurora and is thankful to them for allowing him the opportunity to reignite his passion for puppetry with this beautiful show. www.greg-hunter.com
Reay Kaplan Maxwell
Puppeteer
REAY KAPLAN MAXWELL is an Atlanta based actress and puppeteer, as well as the Education Initiatives Manager at the Center for Puppetry Arts. Reay holds a B.S. in Acting from Syracuse University and a M.A. in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut. Her work has been seen at the Center For Puppetry Arts, the Alliance Theatre, 7 Stages, Synchronicity Theatre, Dad’s Garage and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. Reay’s work extends to audio book narration, and her voice can be heard in 30+ titles, available through Audible.com
Evan Hill Phillips
Puppeteer
Evan Hill Phillips (resident artist and puppeteer) is a graduate from Michigan State University with a BFA in Theatre. Evan is also an Associate Artist of the Sense-Ability Ensemble and is currently developing an original musical geared towards neurodiverse audiences. Evan has previously performed at Aurora Theatre (AppCo19), Alliance Theatre, Out Front Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Destination Theatre, Georgia Ensemble Theatre & more. He hopes you enjoy the show! Sporadic updates at @evanhillphillips & www.evanhillphillips.com.
Kristin Storla
Puppeteer
KRISTIN STORLA is an Atlanta-based Actor and Fight and Intimacy Director. Previous CPA credits include Aesop’s Fables, Peter Pan, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™. Her work has been seen at Actor’s Express, Shakespeare Tavern, OnStage Atlanta, Havoc Movement Company, Capitol City Opera, Synchronicity, Out of Box, and more. You can also find her as a Culinary Storyteller with Atlanta Food Walks. Keep up with the shenanigans at www.KristinStorla.com
Sarah Beth Hester
Puppeteer
Sarah Beth “SB” Hester is a puppeteer, actor, and teaching artist based in Atlanta. Since graduating from the Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s apprentice program in 2015, they have been an active member of the Atlanta theatrical community. Previously, you may have seen her as Clarice in the Center’s annual production of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Recent credits include Composer & Puppet Design, “The Mad Hatterpillar” (Synchronicity Theater’s Stripped Bare); Benvolio, “Romeo & Juliet” (ASC); Cutie US, “Aesop’s Fables” (CPA); Puppet Fabrication (Havoc Movement Company); National Puppetry Conference (Eugene O’Neill Theater Center). Up next, you can catch SB at the Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee, NC performing her original puppets in Havoc Movement Company’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Aside from the stage, Sarah Beth is releasing a debut solo album “I’m Fine” under the artist name EssBee. Check out the first singles and follow the journey at essbeemusic.com!
