What are some tips to play a scary character in a theater play?

There are a lot of conventions in speech, timing, composure, and tone which are almost universally followed by nearly every character and nearly every person in real life. read more

This applies more to creating a creepy character, but breaking some of these conventions when playing your character will make him/her distinctly more off putting. This especially applies if the character is insane in some way or another. read more

The only characters in this play are Black and White. One setting, two characters, and a very long banter. A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a run-down tenement where a life or death decision must be made. read more

This classic play has every element of horror: Witches, dark premonitions, murder, a psychopathic wife. Shakespeare created something so terrifying that thespians won't even say the name of "the Scottish play" while inside the theater. It has long been popular for school productions as well as community and professional theaters. read more