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EDITOR’S NOTE
Lovecraft’s Whisperer scheduled by Radiotheatre
Radiotheatre will present its 14th annual H.P. Lovecraft Festival at UNDER St Marks (94 St. Marks Place) from July 23 to 27. The horror story master’s The Whisperer in the Darkness is this year’s production, about visitors from outer space who are living in remote woods of Vermont. Dan Bianchi’s adaptation features an original orchestral score, projections, and cinematic sound design. Performances are at 7 p.m. July 23–25; at 7 and 9 p.m. on July 26; and at 3 p.m. July 27. For tickets and more information, visit radiotheatrenyc.com. —Edward Karam
Ensemble Shakespeare Company will present A Midsummer Night’s Dream for eight performances at the Flea Theater (20 Thomas St.) between July 17 and 27. Directed by Dylan Diehl, the production of Shakespeare’s comedy, written around 1595, will play at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets and more information, visit ensembleshakespearecompany.com. —Edward Karam
For at least two decades, musical theater has been adapting existing intellectual properties that have had cultural impact with teen audiences, such as Hairspray, Mean Girls, and the recent production of Beetlejuice. Heathers the Musical, a 2014 iteration of Daniel Waters’s 1988 film, is one of those that found new life through song. With book, music, and lyrics written by Kevin Murphy and Lawrence O’Keefe, the musical took the film’s signature sardonic humor to new heights during its original Off-Broadway run.