Show Synopsis
“The Innocents” is a ghost story set in old country house in the late 19th century in England. The story tells of an impressionable and unworldly young lady, Miss Giddens, who accepts a position as governess to a pair of young orphan children, Flora and Miles, whose closest relative, an uncle, cannot be bothered with them. Miss Giddens becomes convinced that the children are possessed by the perverse spirits of former governess Miss Jessel and her Heathcliff like lover Quint, and realizes that she must fight to save “The Innocents” from the evil within. The play is clever and the ending ambiguous, leaving the audience to contemplate whether the house is really haunted or whether they are only the hallucinations of the tormented mind of the sheltered and sexually repressed Miss Giddens.
Production Dates & Times
Friday nights – October 7th, 14th, and 21th – 8:00 pm
Saturday nights – October 15th, 22nd and 29th - 8:00 pm
Sunday afternoons – October 9th, 16th, and 23rd – 2:00 pm
WCLOC Production Team
Director – Mark Goodney
Production Credits
written by William Archibald based on Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw”
Melodrama
