Nightshade: Vernal

Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC-05:00

Side Street Studio Arts | Elgin

Memoriam Development
Publisher/HostMemoriam Development
Nightshade: Vernal
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Move over October. April is the new month for horror, as Memoriam Development presents Nightshade: Vernal
Why spend your evening watching one play, when you can experience ten spine tingling tales? We have selected the ten best vernal themed short horror plays from playwrights worldwide.
The ten plays are:
Artificial Intimacy by Melissa Harrison
Brood Song by Brad White
Dark Druids and Their Dark Jars by Jonathan Josephson
Flower Moon by Rebecca Kane
Greenhouse by Colin Commager
Growing Pains by Leland Culver
Rootsong by Robert Csoma
This is Our Spring by Dana Hall
The Violinist Sucks You Dry by Annie Schoonover
and
The Witches Chair by Abbey Goscinski
The plays will be brought to life by our wonderful cast of actors:
Emma Archbold
Jamie Berry
Jacob Borre
Ken Craig
Amanda Davila
Samantha Hoyt
and
Carissa Lehning
Nightshade: Vernal is directed by Nick Mataragas with the assistance of Rebecca Rivers.
All performances will be in the Backspace at Side Street Studio Arts (15 1/2 Ziegler Ct., Elgin)
This program is Pay-What-You-Can, with a recommended contribution of $25 that reflects the true cost of this program, but you’re welcome to pay more or less based on your circumstances. Side Street Studio Arts believes art is important and should be accessible to all. Every contribution—at any level—helps sustain the space and the work happening here.
GET TICKETS: https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/tickets
Nightshade: Vernal is is brought to you with support from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.
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Side Street Studio Arts, Rediscover Records, 9 S Spring St, Elgin, IL 60120, United States

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