
MISERY, stage play based on the book by Stephen King
October 26 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
MISERY, stage play based on the book by Stephen King. SUGGESTED RATING – R (strong language, violence, mature content). LOCATION – OLD TOWN PLAYERS Theatre & Arts Center, 432 Broadway, Vincennes. PERFORMANCES (Vincennes time) – Oct. 17-18-19 & 24-25-26, Friday & Saturday, 7 PM, Sunday, 3 PM. TICKETS at the door – $15 adults, $12 students & senior, $5 children under 13, Admission is first-come, first-seated. To reserve seats call 812-882-8269 or email oldtownplayers@gmail.com. SYNOPSIS – Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.