Scariest Thing Ever? Stage Fright.

If you’re anything like the jaded throngs of movie-goers who flock to the latest Saw films, it’s almost impossible to pick out a costume, much less get scared by haunted houses or ghost tours this Halloween. You can’t be blamed for your insensitivity to decapitated heads, peeled grape eyeballs, and...

By Brett Gillin

October 29, 2009

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If you’re anything like the jaded throngs of movie-goers who flock to the latest Saw films, it’s almost impossible to pick out a costume, much less get scared by haunted houses or ghost tours this Halloween. You can’t be blamed for your insensitivity to decapitated heads, peeled grape eyeballs, and buckets of fake blood, nor for your aversion to dressing like a slutty chambermaid so guys wearing dresses can hit on you all night. If you don’t want to dress up or wander through dark fog-filled halls waiting for people to jump out behind you, there’s an even scarier option: a night of professional comedy lampooning Halloween traditions. Scariest of all, betwixt the original sketches, improv scenes, and musical parodies, the performers of “Night of the Shining Texas Chainsaw on Elm Street Part 6” will be asking for audience participation. The show begins tonight at 8, and again on Saturday, at The Atlantic Theater (6743 W. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter). Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at theatlantictheater.com, or by calling 561-575-4942.
Fri., Oct. 30, 8 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., 2009

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