An independent production of Jen Silverman's dark comedy, Witch, is coming to Carnegie Stage with a group of local Pittsburgh artists.

Co-producers Ingrid Sonnichsen, Shammen McCune, and Ken Bolden, discuss the play and why they decided to bring it to life. The group had previously produced Orphans in 2018, and found WITCH to be enticing, timeless, and fun enough to come together again.

Ingrid talks about the plot of the play, which portrays a charming devil arriving in a quiet village to bargain for souls, especially that of the town 'witch'. Shammen talks about portraying the witch in the show. Both highlight their motivations to bring older characters to life in plays, as there are not very many parts written.

Ben reveals the active analysis rehearsal technique they used in Orphans, and are using again for Witch. Developed by Stanislavski, the method has actors focus on physical movement to understand each scene before getting into the actual text of the play.

As an actor, Shammen describes it as freeing, and a process that allows actors to get into the story faster than through the text. She even finds it easier to memorize lines later in the process.

Ingrid, Ken, and Shammen all hope audiences will come to see this wonderfully funny and poignant show, while supporting local art in the community that seems to be getting rarer every day.

You can see Witch at Carnegie Stage from March 7th to 22nd.

Visit https://www.carnegiestage.com/ to learn more.