Evil Dead the Musical
Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt
Based on characters created by Sam Raimi
By special arrangement with Renaissance Pictures, Ltd. & Studiocanal
Directed by: Johanna Spencer
Performances:
Oct. 24, 25, 30, 31(midnight);
Nov. 1(cc), 2(m, cc), 6, 7, 8
*(m) matinee performances
*(cc) Closed Captioning available by Cue Captions
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Come join us for the scares - and laughter - of a lifetime. And be sure to grab a seat in the Splatter Zone!
Grab your seats now for Evil Dead the Musical and experience the magic of live theater.
About the Show
After a riotous success in 2024, ACT is proud to perform an encore of Evil Dead The Musical for our anniversary season.
Evil Dead The Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 and combines them for one of the craziest, funniest, and bloodiest theatrical experiences of all time.
Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music. The songs in the show are completely off the wall as well. Titles like All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Kandarian Demons and What the F**k was That? have had audiences rolling in their seats, and screaming for more and more blood.
You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. As long as you like having fun, this show is for you. Is it scary? No! Is it gory? No. This is a pure comedy start to finish. It has fun with the horror genre, and in doing so appeals to a wider audience than you could ever imagine. Plus it’s the only show with a “Splatter Zone”—a section of the audience that gets covered in fake blood. And with this combination of blood, jokes, cheesy effects, and really awesome musical numbers, Evil Dead The Musical is unlike any live show you’ve ever seen.
Note: Evil Dead The Musical contains violence & gore, adult language & profanity, and sexual themes & content.
Cast of Characters
Ash
James Murray V
Linda
Carissa Halloran
Cheryl
Abigail Hobson
Annie/Shelly
Jessica “Indigo” Moyer
Ed
Harrison Schmit
Jake/Scott
Maximilian Corneliusen
Fake Shemp
Hunter O’Guinn Briggs
Demons/Blood Dogs
Luke Bowden
Kaelynn Carroll
Tate Haywood
Cole Crauder
2025:
Oct. 24, 25, 31(midnight);
Nov. 1(cc), 2(m, cc), 6, 7, 8*
(m) matinee performances
*(cc) Closed Captioning available by Cue Captions
Performances
Johanna Spencer first directed Nickel and Dimed at Albany Civic Theater in July 2008. She has directed and appeared in many other productions at Albany Civic Theater in addition to adapting a couple of radio plays for ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been acting and directing in the mid-valley since 1982 and is a graduate of the Oregon State University theater program. She resides in Albany with her spouse, Rus Roberts, and is semi-retired after 35 years with the federal government.
Johanna Spencer, Director
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