THEATER 180: TATTOO A Tale of Terror

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For reasons he can't explain, Stephen feels compelled to enter a sketchy-looking tattoo parlor that any reasonable person would avoid altogether. Once inside, he encounters a peculiar old woman, who Stephen enlists to become the artist of his baptismal ink job. At the first prick of the needle, Stephen decides to make a move for the door, but the old woman bars his way with a terrifying
plan in store.

Miranda Stewart directs a cast that includes Kevin Carr as Stephen/Storyteller, Anne Cooper as the Parlor Owner, Paul Sohm as the Doctor, and Ashley Law as Mrs. Dudley.

Greg Burdick is the playwright. A graduate of Slippery Rock University, his previous plays include Accommodation, Insert Token, Secret’s Out, Sign Here for All That Remains, Monessen Falls, and I’ll Love You ‘Til the Cows Come Home. Also a director, he’s helmed nearly one hundred productions.

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