Eldritch Theatre
Artistic Director: Eric Woolfe
Eldritch Theatre was formed in 1886 after an impertinent Ouija board informed Randolph Pomeranski that his soul would be devoured by the Great Old Ones That Were And Shall Be Again unless he produced a series of puppets plays exploring the dark and foreboding mysteries of the Dread Necronomicon of Abdul-Alhazred. Unfortunately, none of these plays were ever performed, because when it came time to write grant applications, the Ouija Board would only spell gibberish.
One hundred years after Pomeranski’s blood-sopped demise in the knotting room of an unlicensed wig factory, Eldritch Theatre reformed to create, develop and produce plays that deal in themes of the horrific, supernatural and uncanny, often with a darkly comedic bent, which seek to scare, entertain and enlighten audiences in equal measure. These plays explore innovations in staging, including extensive incorporation of puppetry, mask, and a post-Brechtian approach to staging the fantastic.
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Website
http://www.eldritchtheatre.ca/
Venues
Produced by Eldritch Theatre
Phantasmagoria 3D! | October 30th, 2024 – November 10th, 2024 |
The House at Poe Corner | April 11th, 2024 – April 21st, 2024 |
Macbeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot | February 8th, 2024 – February 24th, 2024 |
Here There Be Monsters | October 25th, 2023 – November 5th, 2023 |
The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy | November 13th, 2019 – November 24th, 2019 |
The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy | October 27th, 2016 – November 13th, 2016 |
Frankenstein’s Boy | October 23rd, 2014 – November 8th, 2014 |
Doc Wuthergloom’s Haunted Medicine Show | October 19th, 2011 – November 6th, 2011 |
Doc Wuthergloom’s Haunted Medicine Show | February 24th, 2011 – February 16th, 2011 |
Madhouse Variations | October 23rd, 2010 – November 7th, 2010 |
The Babysitter | October 29th, 2006 – November 12th, 2006 |
Presented by Eldritch Theatre
The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery | October 11th, 2022 – October 23rd, 2022 |
Current Staff
Eric Woolfe | Director of the Uncanny |
Colin A. Doyle | Director of the Canny |
Gillian Lewis | Production Manager |
Christine Brubaker | Resident Director |
Board of Directors
Samara Nicholds | President (Present) |
Marcia Johnson | Member (Present) |
Keldon Drudge | Member (Present) |
Tammi Hensch | Member (Present) |
Beth Brown | Member (Present) |