Arts & Entertainment
'The Exorcist' Opens Wednesday
The Geffen Playhouse's next production runs through August 12.
The world premiere of "The Exorcist," starring Brooke Shields and Richard MacNeil, opens Wednesday at the .
Written by John Pielmeier, the play is a stage adaptation of the famous novel by William Peter Blatty. Tony award-winning John Doyle directed the play.
“The story of the battle between faith and evil needed no spinning heads or green vomit,” Pielmeier said in a press release. “The horror should unfold instead on a simple set with an incredible cast (which we absolutely have), and the central conflict between doubting Father Karras and the demon should be a series of debates, in which the young girl possessed is the least of the figures present.”
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Cast
David Wilson Barnes: Father Damien Karras
Stephen Bogardus: Dr. Strong
Richard Chamberlain: Father Merrin
Manoel Felciano: Father Joe
Harry Groener: Burke Dennings
Tom Nelis: Dr. Klein
Roslyn Ruff: Carla
Brooke Shields: Chris MacNeil
Emily Yetter: Regan MacNeil
"The Exorcist" is scheduled through August 12 at the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets and more information, visit geffenplayhouse.com.
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