"Hauntings" returns this Halloween

Show is sold out.

There may be a ghost or two contacted in the near future if the spirits are willing during "Hauntings," a theatrical production being staged Friday, October 24 at the Spencer/Rounds Theatre on the main campus of Coffeyville Community College.

While the production won't actually try to summon the dead, "Hauntings" is patterned on 19th century séances.  Apparitions will likely appear and seem authentic; however, the séance isn't intended to conjure the ghost of dear Aunt Emma.

"It is a theatrical production using an arsenal of devices and means that "mediums" of past used to convince the living that communication with the dead was taking place," said Pete Walterscheid, author and producer of this show now in its fifth season.  "Each performance is different because it depends a lot on the participation of the group."

The show is divided into two parts: the Light Séance and the Dark Séance.  Guests will participate in various paranormal experiments during the fully illuminated Light Séance.  Then once the "Circle of Life" is balanced and conditions are optimum for spirits to be contacted, the Dark Séance begins and is conducted in absolute darkness.

The production is being presented as part of the Coffeyville Community College Humanities Program and admission is free.  There will be three performances of "Haunting" on October 24.  Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., and 10:30 p.m.  Seating is limited to 60 guests for each one hour show. Tickets can be picked up from Kelli Bauer in Student Services office at 307 West Ninth.

Because seating is limited, be prepared to arrive early, or come back for a later show.  Because this show can be frightening, this is not a show for children.  Young children will not be allowed to participate.

For more information about this show, please visit Walterscheid's web site at www.magicbypete.com.