adapted from the book by WILLIAM SLEATOR
by JASON JOHNSON-SPINOS
by JASON JOHNSON-SPINOS
JULY 15–24, 2022
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Directed by Jason Johnson-Spinos
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Peter, Lola, Blossom, Abigail, Oliver. Five sixteen-year-old orphans, living in a near future, are brought to a place unlike anything they have ever known. It has no walls, no ceiling, no floor. Nothing but endless flights of stairs leading nowhere – except back to the machine. The five will learn to love the machine, will let it rule their lives. But will they let it kill their souls?
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Performance Dates
Friday, July 15, 7:30pm Saturday, July 16, 2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, July 17, 2pm Friday, July 22, 7:30pm Saturday, July 23, 2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, July 24, 2pm |
Performance Location
Addison Theatre Centre Studio Theatre 15650 Addison Rd. Addison, TX 75001 |
Reviews
“House of Stairs is both thought-provoking and riveting. It’s an impressive adaptation that holds the audience’s attention from the beginning. The audience is brought into the fold of the disquieting atmosphere and the plot keeps us on edge. By the middle of the second act, I felt like I was in a horror movie—the really good kind. The 2001 Space Odyssey kind. I highly recommend this production.”
-Ann Saucer, Associate Critic, John Garcia's The Column
“Outcry Theatre has a gift for consistently producing drama that is intriguing, surprising, challenging and meticulous. The cast of House of Stairs is spot on. Polished but authentic. Intuitive but poised. Professional but present.”
-Christopher Soden, Sharp Critic
“Adapted by Jason Johnson-Spinos of Outcry Theatre from the 1974 novel by William Sleator, House of Stairs is a chilling, Lord of the Flies-ish look at how easily buttons can be pushed to turn humans into pitiless beings only interested in their own survival.”
-Jan Farrington, Onstage NTX
“Marcy Bogner, Apache Browne, Samantha Garcia, Stori James, and Adrian Theisen all deliver confident, convincing performances in roles that would challenge seasoned professionals. Director Jason Johnson-Spinos keeps the action fast paced but allows time for the audience to become familiar with each character.”
-Doug Sturdivant, DFW Center Stage
“House of Stairs is both thought-provoking and riveting. It’s an impressive adaptation that holds the audience’s attention from the beginning. The audience is brought into the fold of the disquieting atmosphere and the plot keeps us on edge. By the middle of the second act, I felt like I was in a horror movie—the really good kind. The 2001 Space Odyssey kind. I highly recommend this production.”
-Ann Saucer, Associate Critic, John Garcia's The Column
“Outcry Theatre has a gift for consistently producing drama that is intriguing, surprising, challenging and meticulous. The cast of House of Stairs is spot on. Polished but authentic. Intuitive but poised. Professional but present.”
-Christopher Soden, Sharp Critic
“Adapted by Jason Johnson-Spinos of Outcry Theatre from the 1974 novel by William Sleator, House of Stairs is a chilling, Lord of the Flies-ish look at how easily buttons can be pushed to turn humans into pitiless beings only interested in their own survival.”
-Jan Farrington, Onstage NTX
“Marcy Bogner, Apache Browne, Samantha Garcia, Stori James, and Adrian Theisen all deliver confident, convincing performances in roles that would challenge seasoned professionals. Director Jason Johnson-Spinos keeps the action fast paced but allows time for the audience to become familiar with each character.”
-Doug Sturdivant, DFW Center Stage
CAST
BLOSSOM
Marcy Bogner |
OLIVER
Apache Browne |
ABIGAIL
Samantha Garcia |
LOLA
Stori James |
PETER
Adrian Theisen |
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR
Jason Johnson-Spinos
STAGE MANAGER
Elizabeth Cantrell
CHOREOGRAPHER
Becca Johnson-Spinos
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGNER
Ryder Houston
COSTUME ASSISTANCE
Katie Guiou
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Libby Jantz and Jason Johnson-Spinos
Jason Johnson-Spinos
STAGE MANAGER
Elizabeth Cantrell
CHOREOGRAPHER
Becca Johnson-Spinos
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGNER
Ryder Houston
COSTUME ASSISTANCE
Katie Guiou
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Libby Jantz and Jason Johnson-Spinos
| House of Stairs playbill |
Photographs by Jason Johnson-Spinos
Photos by Finn Hardge and Jason Johnson-Spinos
With permission from the William Warner Sleator III Royalty and Copyright Estate.
