C.S. Lewis’ THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Comes to Salt Lake City!
Event on 2012-01-28 16:00:00
C.S. Lewis' THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS comes to Salt Lake City:
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
“Humorous and lively…the Devil Has Hardly ever Been Offered His Due A lot more Perceptively!”
THE NEW YORK Times
“Wickedly Witty…One Hell of a Very good Display!”
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
“A Profound Experience!”
CHRISTIANITY Right now
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and wickedly humorous theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, will be presented for two performances only at Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, 1395 Presidents Circle in Salt Lake City on Saturday, January 28 at 4 p.m. and eight p.m.
The National Tour of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS kicked off right after a hit nine-month run at the Westside Theatre in New York in which it played 309 performances. Prior to that, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS was a offered out sit down hit in Chicago and Washington D. C. Now in second smash year, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS’ Nationwide Tour continues to break box workplace records and has played to capacity audiences in many cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Atlanta and Dallas.
Linked Press calls the production “Devilishly humorous!” The Chicago Sun-Occasions hails THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS as “Smart, sizzling entertainment!”
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS creates a topsy turvy morally inverted universe set in an eerily fashionable workplace in hell, where God is named the “Enemy” and the devil is referred to as “Our Father below.”
The perform follows His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape, Satan’s best psychiatrist, played by award winning actor Max McLean, and his creature-demon secretary Toadpipe, as they train an apprentice demon, Wormwood, on the fine art of seducing an unsuspecting human “patient” down the “soft, gentle path to hell.”
Along with The Chronicles of Narnia (including The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), The Excellent Divorce and Mere Christianity, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is even now one particular of Lewis’ most well-liked and influential operates. The book's piercing insight into human nature and the lucid and humorous way Lewis can make his readers squirm in self recognition made it an immediate good results. When 1st published in 1942 it brought throughout the world fame to this minor-known Oxford don such as the cover of Time Magazine.
Lewis committed it to his near pal J. R. R. Tolkien who had expressed to Lewis that delving too deeply into the craft of evil would have implications. Lewis admitted as a lot when he wrote “Though I had in no way written anything at all much more very easily, I never ever wrote with less enjoyment . . . however it was effortless to twist one’s mind into the diabolical mindset, it was not entertaining, or not for prolonged. The perform into which I had to project myself while I spoke via Screwtape was all dust, grit, thirst, and itch. Each and every trace of beauty, freshness, and geniality had to be excluded.”
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is made by New York City based Fellowship for the Executing Arts. Max McLean serves as Artistic Director. Executive Producer and Standard Manager is Ken Denison of Aruba Productions. Scenic Layout is by Cameron Anderson, Costumes by Michael Bevins, Lighting Style by Jesse Klug, and Unique Music and Sound Design by John Gromada.
The functionality routine for THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is Saturday, January 28 at 4 p.m. and eight p.m. Tickets range from – . There are a restricted amount of premium seats obtainable for . For groups of ten or much more (including student groups) contact 866.476.8707.
To acquire tickets pay a visit to www.ScrewtapeonStage.com, or get in touch with the Box Office at 801.581.7100. Tickets might be purchased in advance at Kingsbury Hall Box Workplace, 1395 Presidents Circle, Monday by way of Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday from ten:00 a.m. to two:00 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to the efficiency commence time.
at University of Utah
201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, United States
