The Great Lieutenant Sprinkle Didn't Save Me

by Jack Novak

On a dark, quiet night, an unnamed security guard, working the graveyard shift at a former police station, encounters something strange. On the security cameras he is watching, he sees a mysterious Figure. When he goes to investigate, he finds no one. Then, just as he is starting to relax, he hears five loud gunshots echo through the building.

In addition to working in a possibly haunted building, the guard is...

On a dark, quiet night, an unnamed security guard, working the graveyard shift at a former police station, encounters something strange. On the security cameras he is watching, he sees a mysterious Figure. When he goes to investigate, he finds no one. Then, just as he is starting to relax, he hears five loud gunshots echo through the building.

In addition to working in a possibly haunted building, the guard is navigating tensions in his relationship with his fiancé. They've just moved to a new city, and they rarely see each other because they are working opposite hours. Plus, she is doing exactly what she wants to do while he is still unsure of himself and his future.
The distance between them grows as more strange things happen in the building. There is definitely a presence, but it's unclear what the presence wants from them.

Finally, he has to make a decision that will affect the rest of his life. But will he be able to handle the results of his choice? Will he be able to protect the love of his life? Or will he be consumed by the darkness living in the walls of the police station?

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  • Nick Malakhow: The Great Lieutenant Sprinkle Didn't Save Me

    It's hard to find good theatrical horror, and this piece delivers in atmosphere and visuals! I loved the potential for creative design elements and movement coordination/choreography. I also enjoyed how the story was simultaneously a straightforward ghost story and an extended metaphor for this couple's tensions and disintegrating relationship.

    It's hard to find good theatrical horror, and this piece delivers in atmosphere and visuals! I loved the potential for creative design elements and movement coordination/choreography. I also enjoyed how the story was simultaneously a straightforward ghost story and an extended metaphor for this couple's tensions and disintegrating relationship.

  • Bridget Grace Sheaff: The Great Lieutenant Sprinkle Didn't Save Me

    This play legitimately scared me when I saw it in DC. I think it's hard to do ghost stories, horror stories, or thrillers onstage, but Novak's story is so genuinely spooky, it will be a delight for any producing team to work on.

    This play legitimately scared me when I saw it in DC. I think it's hard to do ghost stories, horror stories, or thrillers onstage, but Novak's story is so genuinely spooky, it will be a delight for any producing team to work on.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Field Trip Theatre, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Field Trip Theatre, Year 2015