the golden age of the ghost story returns
The period between the 1880’s to the late 1930’s is often considered the Golden Age of the Ghost Story. This tradition will be brought back to life and will cast a chilling shadow on the Rockwood Mansion in Wilmington DE.
The Gothic mansion and its gardens will make the perfect backdrop due to its hidden and very haunted past. In the briskness of October, the historic site may just take on an entirely different character after dark! Get ready to be immersed into a mobile theatrical experience and history lesson with a dark dollop of the Macabre.
October Fri & Sat 16/17, 23/24
the place: The Rockwood mansion (Wilm. DE)
Joseph Shipley, a Quaker merchant banker, built Rockwood between 1851 and 1854. Its Gothic Revival architecture and enchanting landscape were designed to reflect the beauty of an English country estate.
The museum reflects the way the Bringhurst family, descendants of Shipley, lived during the turn of the 20th century
The PERFORMANCE
The haunted theater performance will last about 90 minutes, on the northern lawn with the mansion as a backdrop.
THIS YEARS PRODUCTION WILL BE INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING NOVELLA WRITTEN BY:
A.C. PARSONS
"SUNSET ON SUNSET"
The night will be led by a character known as a “Revisionist,” a person that retains the innate ability to speak with the unliving, to hear what sent them, and at times help to reveal and rewrite their circumstances and untimely demise.