OTA invites public to ‘The Haunting House’

Ghosts, goblins and ghouls? Must be that time of year again …

Olympic Theatre Arts ushers in the scary Halloween season with “The Haunting House,” a two-day interactive theatrical event set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, and Sunday, Oct. 15, at the OTA center, 414 N. Sequim Ave.

Children’s Theatre acting students from the “Theatrical Spectres” class at OTA present a series of spooky vignettes based on the classics such as Edgar Allen Poe and his raven, Jacob Marley’s visit to Ebenezer Scrooge, the witch scene from “Macbeth,” and “The Phantom of the Opera.”

Patrons, escorted in small groups by “ghost hosts,” are led through the Olympic Theatre Arts Center building into various small theatre settings where the vignettes are performed. Costumed actors will be wearing ghoulish make-up designed and applied by the students in a stage make-up class.

“It’s going to be a frightful bunch of little thespians!” OTA Executive Director Carol Willis said.

At the conclusion of the tour, guests will be able to participate in interactive games and trick or treating.

Admission is $5 at the door. Proceeds from the event benefit the OTA’s Children’s Theatre program.

For more information, call the OTA business office at 360-683-7326 Monday-Friday between 1-5 p.m.