←Recommendations of Of Night Shadows

  • Melissa Milich: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    Psychological horror at its best and written by a master craftsman!

    Psychological horror at its best and written by a master craftsman!

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  • John Medlin: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    Of Night Shadows is a wonderfully tense one-act by John Mabey. The setup is quick as Matilda and Angus hide from a stranger passing by on the street. Each new development of the plot is thrilling, leading to a conclusion that chills. The script uses the viewer's imagination to evoke its horror, which is my favorite way to see it on the stage.

    Of Night Shadows is a wonderfully tense one-act by John Mabey. The setup is quick as Matilda and Angus hide from a stranger passing by on the street. Each new development of the plot is thrilling, leading to a conclusion that chills. The script uses the viewer's imagination to evoke its horror, which is my favorite way to see it on the stage.

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  • Jillian Blevins: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    John Mabey’s moody psychological horror explores universal human experiences—persistent guilt, paranoia, secrets within a marriage— personified in an unseen antagonist, lurking just offstage. With echoes of Poe (and I Know What You Did Last Summer), this dark tale asks: what would we forgive or deny to stay married and stay sane? And can what we’ve chosen to repress ever truly stay hidden?

    OF NIGHT SHADOWS’ strength lies both in its dream-like dialogue and the space between the words, the unspoken. Its evocative imagery and fantastically spooky ending would be a treat for designers and...

    John Mabey’s moody psychological horror explores universal human experiences—persistent guilt, paranoia, secrets within a marriage— personified in an unseen antagonist, lurking just offstage. With echoes of Poe (and I Know What You Did Last Summer), this dark tale asks: what would we forgive or deny to stay married and stay sane? And can what we’ve chosen to repress ever truly stay hidden?

    OF NIGHT SHADOWS’ strength lies both in its dream-like dialogue and the space between the words, the unspoken. Its evocative imagery and fantastically spooky ending would be a treat for designers and directors alike.

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  • David Lipschutz: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    With OF NIGHT SHADOWS, John Mabey has created an atmospherically creepy play with two deep and thoughtful characters. This one is sure to give an audience chills.

    With OF NIGHT SHADOWS, John Mabey has created an atmospherically creepy play with two deep and thoughtful characters. This one is sure to give an audience chills.

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  • Ken Preuss: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    A seductively sinister play filled with secrets, silences, and shadows. Angus and Matilda’s quiet confrontation touches on being unfaithful before veering into the unfathomable. Tension builds poetically and powerfully to a frightful finish that will linger with audiences long after the stage fades to black.

    A seductively sinister play filled with secrets, silences, and shadows. Angus and Matilda’s quiet confrontation touches on being unfaithful before veering into the unfathomable. Tension builds poetically and powerfully to a frightful finish that will linger with audiences long after the stage fades to black.

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  • Charles Scott Jones: Of Night Shadows by John Mabey
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    In his ten-minute horror dynamo - OF NIGHT SHADOWS - John Mabey makes wonderful use of a window and a third character who doesn't enter or speak but is always there. Angus and Matilda grapple with his eerie existence - as if their lives and marriage depend upon it - until the chilling conclusion. Would love to experience this work in a dark musty theater, to feel the atmosphere the two characters work in harmony to create and I love it that Angus and Matilda can be any age. Will their marriage survive? Only the shadow knows.

    In his ten-minute horror dynamo - OF NIGHT SHADOWS - John Mabey makes wonderful use of a window and a third character who doesn't enter or speak but is always there. Angus and Matilda grapple with his eerie existence - as if their lives and marriage depend upon it - until the chilling conclusion. Would love to experience this work in a dark musty theater, to feel the atmosphere the two characters work in harmony to create and I love it that Angus and Matilda can be any age. Will their marriage survive? Only the shadow knows.

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