Set to open this Friday in theFirth Chew Studio at Spokane Civic Theatre, theTurn of the Screw is already sold out. With less than 100 seats per performance, I am not surprised, yet this very well may mean the remaining 11 shows could sell out as well.

Again, not surprising. The Turn of the Screw is one of the best ghost stories of our time. The Jeffrey Hatcher version, which is the version I chose for the Triumphant Season, is bare bones and even more eerie than the original. Under Susan Hardie's direction, you can expect a production stripped on excess and focusing on the actors and the various parts they play.

I hope you walk away chilled.