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This SBX adaptation of Washington Irving’s story of bewitched hearts, twilight superstitions, and sinister spirits is retold with modern music, dance, and live theater. Our newest original work is an adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic 1820 short story of bewitched hearts, twilight superstitions, and sinister spirits, retold with the power of live music, dance, and live theater.

"This is a way for us to offer a student discount for students - To make it affordable for them to come and experience an arts experience that is unique to Columbus," Boord (CEO) said. "There is nothing like this anywhere else in the nation."

‘I'm fascinated by the human experience,” Psenicka said. “When I'm reading a story or about a moment in history, I think about the unsung heroes and the secondary characters who might be in that story. “There are always so many fascinating parts. I consider what part can I breathe life into? And that's kind of where the adaptation part comes in.” When she was doing research for DESIRE, the choreographer stumbled into Ichabod and Katrina, a story she read in high school. There’s a certain darkness that comes with SLEEPY HOLLOW. Psenicka, who called the Irving’s story “America’s ghost story,” says the darker elements of the story is what drew her to the project.

WILD THINGS, which runs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 29 at the group’s theater (503 S. Front Street in downtown Columbus), is about as far away from Heck as humanly possible. In its two-act, two-hour performance, the troupe places a wide range of targets - millennials, Batman, police shows, Karens, quota hirings, and abandoned puppy commercials – in their crosshairs. And it hits most of them.

As Shadowbox Live begins its summer-ending run with the sketch comedy show WILD THINGS, Buzz Crisafulli feels like a newcomer again. It is kind of an ironic feeling because, at 62, Crisafulli is the oldest member of the theatre troupe. After 11 years of playing bass for the house band, Crisafulli will try his hand at playing a role in a sketch, “Privileged Hire.” “I'm the oldest performer in the company, but simultaneously, I'm the least experienced actor and performer,” Crisafulli said. “I've been in a lot of sketch comedy shows, but it has always been playing bass in the band.

Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) has partnered with Shadowbox Live to make a select number of tickets available for library customers to check out for free.