She enlists the aid of a paranormal research podcasting team, “A Skeptic and a Bruja” (played by Maiya Reaves, Alisha Espinosa, and Jen Diaz, respectfully) to help investigate uncanny activities throughout the house. The story centers around Priscilla (played by Lorinda Hawkins Smith), who has purchased and moved into an old home to convert it to a B&B. “A Skeptic and a Bruja”, written by Rosa Fernandez, is a world premiere. Petersburg’s freeFall Theater has produced in cooperation with Sarasota’s Urbanite Theatre.
This all happens before the play even starts, foretelling the excellent theater experience that West St. that brings us deeper into the world of the play. Or, as the younger character Remy says upon entering, “It looks like a grandma bomb went off in here.”Īs I reach the steps to my seat, I have to maneuver around a more senior audience member standing in front of their seat dancing to the pre-show music: a ghostly cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” a sound design element from The Ragan Bros. Jeff Weber’s scenic design puts the audience vividly in the atmosphere of the play.
There’s a Tiffany-glassed window in the hallway, a faded blue wallpaper with a white laced design and old wooden inlays, and black-and-white photos on the walls of family members long passed. A wooded banister staircase leads to the second floor of the home.
I walk, skirting the edge of an old Edwardian house designed and crafted with great details. FreeFall Theatre’s latest results from a partnership with Sarasota-based Urbanite Theatre.Īn usher guides me through the front porch and door of the set as to invite me in the world of the play.
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