Get your scares in at the Resident Ensemble Players (REP) with Misery, by William Goldman, based on the terrifying novel by Stephen King – performing Feb. 13 through March 2, at the Roselle Center for the Arts.

This psychological horror follows disturbed former nurse, Annie Wilkes, and famous romance novelist, Paul Sheldon. After Paul is seriously injured in a car accident during a dangerous snowstorm, Annie brings him to her home, where recovery soon becomes captivity. As Paul struggles to escape, he realizes the biggest challenge of his life will be surviving the wrath of his “number one fan."

“The play version of the novel offers a new approach to the story,” director Michael Gotch explains. “A more claustrophobic and immediate vibe, immersing the audience in the close confines of Annie Wilkes' house of horrors and the fascinating, and unsettling, relationship between her and her idol and prisoner, Paul Sheldon. The audience is ‘there,’ in the same room, in real time, with none of the protections of distance afforded by a movie screen or a book. You can’t walk away, you can’t close the cover and put it down, you’re experiencing the story from start to finish without barriers, and that’s always what makes live theatre so much more visceral and fun than other forms. We hear, we see, we feel right along with the characters… and in a story like this, that makes for some thrilling moments.”

Catch the REP’s production of Misery onstage Feb. 13 - March 2. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, online at www.rep.udel.edu, or by phone at 302-831-2204. Discounts available for UD students, faculty and staff.

For further information, please visit: www.rep.udel.edu.