Something Wicked coming to Tallahassee Community College

By William Cannell

A production of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” will be presented this October by Theatre TCC! in the Turner Auditorium. The shows will be held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12-14, 8 p.m. on Oct. 20-21, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 22.

TCC students, faculty, and staff can attend for free by showing their Tallahassee Community College ID at the door. General admission tickets can be purchased both online and in-person at the door.

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” is the first of three Theatre TCC! Productions for this academic year. “The Shape of Things” will be presented on Nov. 16th-18th before wrapping up on Dec. 3, and the musical “Legally Blonde” will be presented in April.

Hannah Talbot, director of the “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” said TCC has an amazing theater program and there are some really interesting shows this season. The first production includes themes of coming into adulthood, as well as some Lovecraftian horror.

“It’s just going to be super fun and kind of creepy and interesting, and hopefully, maybe give you a little bit of introspection into what maybe makes you afraid,” said Talbot. “If you want to go do something different, go see a night at the theater.”

“Something Wicked This Way Comes” is about two young boys thrust into a terrifying tale when a mysterious carnival sweeps into town before Halloween, according to a review published on Talkin’ Broadway, a website with information about the theater scene in several cities. This classic coming of age story is as terrifying as it is charming.

“It’s actually a sweet, old-fashioned sort of story where the forces of Good figure out how to outwit the forces of Evil, and learn a little something about themselves along the way,” the review said. “And, if it happens to make you jump out of your seat, well, that’s a little added bonus.”

Theatre TCC! Director Eva Nielsen said the play’s story is an iconic piece of American literary history, and it is being presented at an appropriate time of year.

“I’m especially excited that we are doing it in October because it does have that fantasy horror element to it, and, specifically, revolves around the days leading up to Halloween,” Nielsen said.