with Dr. Erastus Betterov-Underhill & his Cult of Storytellers

“Creepy and chilling tales told by some of the region’s best storytellers…a great mix of classic legends, new stories and whispered folktales…spooky, eerie and fantastical” POST STAR

It's Halloween, the night when ghosts and spirits roam the Earth.

Comic and dark and thought-provoking tales of witchcraft from Italy to Scotland to Ireland. Hear of the witches that haunt our nightmares, witches that live in our suspicions, those that make us laugh, those who sear our souls - or heal them.

Storytellers: Barbara Chepaitis, Katherine Danforth-Hayes, Jackie DeGeorgis, Jewell Winant, Shawn Paper, Isabel Coviello

Dr. Betterov-Underhill (Kelvin Keraga) will be on hand to promote his line of Dead People products, including his “Don’t Go Thither” Zither, acclaimed in the lower world and banned on many of the outer planets. And Shannah (Katherine Danforth-Hayes) will return with another episode of “Shannah’s Spell Closet!”

PROGRAM

This year’s Whispering Bones includes stories that are comic, dark and thought- provoking:

· “Mama Draga” a traditional Italian Folktale told by Barbara Chepaitis

· “The Sea’s Dead” by Katharine Tynan, performed by Katherine Danforth-Hayes. A strange girl comes to live in Achill Island off the coast of Ireland.

· · “The Room in the Tower” by E.F. Benson. An invitation to a room full of nightmares.

· “The Tin Box” a dark piece performed by Jewel Winant. What is in the box that Irene left for her Grand Niece?

· “Ere the Fire/After the Fire” by Shawn Paper and performed by Shawn Paper and Isabel Covielllo. The story of King James of Scotland and Anges Sampson and a search for a witch.

Tickets: $25 Adults, $10 Ages 12-18
Location: 8th Step at Proctors (Addy Theatre)