STATEN ISLAND, NY \u2014 The College of Staten Island\u2019s Drama Program will present \u201cAlice in Slasherland,\u201d a horror-comedy play that combines supernatural mayhem with teenage drama.<\/p>\n
Performances will be from Nov. 14 through Nov. 15 and Nov. 20 through 20 at 7 p.m., with a matinee on Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts Lab Theatre.<\/p>\n
The production, written by award-winning playwright Qui Nguyen and directed by Lee Papa, tells the story of Lewis, an awkward high school student who accidentally resurrects a demon from hell. Lewis teams up with his best friend, Edgar, and a mysterious new student named Alice to battle demonic forces while navigating teenage life and preparing for prom night.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlice in Slasherland is like a live-action anime crossed with a horror movie, offering tons of fights, humor and heart \u2014 and a talking demon teddy bear,\u201d Papa said.<\/p>\n
The play blends horror movie tropes, fairy tales, and dark comedy into what\u2019s described as a tribute to B-movies and pop culture. Nguyen\u2019s script combines sharp humor with themes of friendship against a backdrop of supernatural chaos.<\/p>\n
CSI student Gary Fleming will play Lewis, with Skyyla Mark as Alice, and Ugonna-David Okeiche as Edgar. The cast also includes Nelie Ramos, Jasmine Gonzalez, Anthony Clausen, James Rodriguez, Nicholas DePalma and Autumn Phillips.<\/p>\n
Matthew J. Fick leads the creative team, handling set, lighting, costume, and projection design. The production team includes Mano Merca on sound design, Emma Ferguson on costume design, Christina Werkmeister as production manager. Austin Maida serves as projection designer, assistant director, and stage manager. Javan Zapata and Regan Sou will choreograph fight scenes.<\/p>\n
Performances will take place Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Lab Theatre at CSI\u2019s Center for the Arts, 2800 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook. Tickets are available online at https:\/\/my-business-109038-100546.square.site\/.<\/a> They are priced at $10.<\/p>\n The show is recommended for ages 16 and older due to gore, strong language, sexual references, and mature themes. The production is presented by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.<\/p>\n This community news was shared by the organization featured. AI was used in an initial story draft and it has been review by Advance\/SILive.com staff.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, NY \u2014 The College of Staten Island\u2019s Drama Program will present \u201cAlice in Slasherland,\u201d a horror-comedy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-37070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}