based upon the short novel by Stephen King
adapted and directed by Christopher Johnson
WORLD PREMIERE
at The Preston Bradley Center
Opened Thursday, May 4, 1995
“It’s given me vivid nightmares for the past two nights (and counting).”
Chicago Reader
We were especially pleased to announce this fully authorized, world premiere adaptation by artistic director Christopher Johnson from the novella by America’s #1 writer of horror fiction, Stephen King. A devious young boy and an old man with a horrifying past engage one another in a mutually parasitic psychological chess game from which only one can emerge triumphant. By its conclusion, this gripping thriller has descended into the realms of murder, lunacy and the very darkest recesses of the human soul.
Setting
Santo Donato, California
A small quiet suburb of L.A.
Time
The not too distant past
Cast
(In order of appearance)
Todd Bowden … Jim Slonina
Kurt Dussander … William J. Norris
Monica Bowden … Amanda Clower
Dick Bowden … B.F. Helman
Obersturmbannfuehrer Kurt Dussander … Michael Flanigan
Obersturmfuehrer Huffman … Richard Ragsdale
Polish Woman … Susan Sazama
SS Stormtrooper … Joe Foust
The Mad Dog 20/20 Bum … Will Schutz
Dave Klingerman … Joe Foust
Rubber Ed French … Nick Offerman
The Stew Bum … Joe Foust
Morris Heisel … Will Schutz
Janine … Susan Sazama
Ruth Heisel … Susan Sazama
Sam Weiskopf … Henry Andrew Caporoso
Lieutenant Richler … Christopher Thometz
Production Staff
Set Designer … Bryan Diver
Costume Designer … Elea Crowther
Lighting Designer … Emil Boulos
Sound Designers … Richy Norwood
… Michelle Primeaux
Prop Designers … Joe Foust
… Andrew Leman
Music Composed by … Bob Garrett
Technical Director … Nick Offerman
Production Stage Manager … Kara Loquist
Assistant Director … Sean Sinitski
Asst. Technical Director … Robert Radkoff-Ek
Master Carpenter … John DeLeonardis
Poster Design … Robert Radkoff-Ek
Legal Consultant … Robert Quinlan