H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival" in San Diego

It looks like San Diego's Swedenborg Hall Theater is kicking off a summer puppet and blacklight show based on H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Festival." The details, available in full at kiltcheck's livejournal, hint at a fascinating take on a haunting classic by HPL. It seems the mixture of blacklights and glowing puppets will even include the wretched bat-things witnessed at the climax of the tale. This is a bold and creative effort. According to the livejournal, the production will begin this June, running a handful of days throughout that month.

Best of all, it's cheap. "The Festival" performance will only set you back five dollars. I have reposted the showtimes below for interested parties in range of this event:

Each Day at 8:00 PM

Monday June 1
Sunday June 7
Monday June 8
Friday June 12
Monday June 22
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25

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