Stage and Screen Productions to present ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Oct. 10, 2023 - Stage and Screen Productions at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will present “Night of the Living Dead” October 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Blanche Davis Theatre in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building.

A group of strangers hole up in an abandoned farmhouse while ghoulish victims of mysterious rays from outer space lumber menacingly about the countryside. UWRF’s “Night of the Living Dead” is an immersive experience where audience members will travel with sinister characters through eerie scenes on their way to enjoy a stage adaptation of the classic horror film. 

This production of “Night of the Living Dead” has been adapted from the 1968 George A. Romero/John Russo film by UWRF student Xander Lyndon-Racho. It is directed by Kathy Welch. 

Tickets are $10/adults, $8/seniors (60 and up), and $5/those under 18 and UWRF students. Purchase tickets online at https://marketplace.uwrf.edu/collections/theatre-productions-2023-24 or in person at the Box Office in the lobby of Kleinpell Fine Arts. The Box Office is open weekdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. beginning Oct. 18, and it also open at 6:30 on show nights. Call the Box Office at 715-425-3114 for more information.

Cast:

Barbara:  Mary Rother, of Hudson

Johnny: Jesse Ahlgren, of Prescott

Ben: RJ Forga, of Rosemount, Minn.

Tom: Vinny Lamantia, of West Chicago, Ill.

Judy: Holly Zimmerman, of Antigo

Helen: Olivia Denninger, of Maple Grove, Minn.

Harold: Ryan Bartley, of New Berlin

Karen: Fern Shaw, of St. Paul, Minn.

Stoudemire: Ash Gardner, of St. Germain

Intern: Adrienne Quinlan, of Watertown Mayer, Minn.

Radio Station Manager: Lucy Curtis, of Amery

Radio Station Employee: Collin Simone, of St. Paul, Minn.

Cemetery Ghoul 1: Dan Lawton, of Hudson

Cemetery Ghoul 2: Eve Grabau, of Spring Valley, Minn.

Cemetery Ghoul 3: Brandi Weiland, of Zumbrota, Minn.

National Guard Sergeant: Cody Goetz, of Plymouth, Minn.

National Guard Corporal: Holly Barkla, of River Falls

National Guard Specialist: Sam Sherr-Nelson, of Stillwater, Minn.

Agent: Michael Kerr, of River Falls

Fighting Ghouls:

Allison Claesges, of Eau Claire

Hannah Korpi, of Cottage Grove, Minn.

Ramla Maani, of Rochester, Minn.

Cypher Mazzitello, of St. Paul, Minn.

Atmospheric Ghouls:

            Jaylee Ely, of St. Clair, Minn.

            Shiloh Wold, of Shakopee, Minn.

            Liam Powers, of River Falls