The Haunting of Hill House

Based on the book by Shirley Jackson and adapted for the stage by F. Andrew Leslie, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling and mystifying study in mounting terror in which a small group of “psychically receptive” people are brought together at Hill House, a brooding, mid-Victorian mansion known as a place of evil and “contained ill will.” Cut off from the outside world by its remote location and shunned by all who know its forbidding and sinister reputation, Hill House has remained empty and silent except for the daily visits of its grumbling caretaker, Mrs. Dudley. However, its isolation is broken by the arrival of Dr. Montague, an investigator of supernatural phenomena who has been granted a short lease by the present owner. Led by Dr. Montague, visitors Eleanor and Theodora must probe the secrets of the old house and to draw forth the mysterious powers that it is alleged to possess—powers which have brought madness and death to those who have lived therein in the past.

Performances

October 28 @ 8 PM

October 29 @ 8 PM

October 30 @ 2 PM

This show may not be safe for some people with epilepsy. Some lighting is used for this show that may be disruptive to people who are sensitive to light.

The Haunting of Hill House is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Mask, vaccine attestation, Green PennOpen Pass for Penn community members or Green PennOpen Campus (https://pennopen.med.upenn.edu/campus) for anyone outside the Penn community, and contact information required for entry. No food or drink will be permitted in the theatre, and photography and videography of any kind is strictly prohibited during the performance.

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