GRANVILLE HOUSE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A NEW HORROR PLAY, EYES OF THE BLIND, FOR WORLD PREMIERE IN THE 2018 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

Eyes of the Blind

Los Angeles, CA (May 22, 2018) – Christianity devours women. It demands submission. For submission is love.

That chilling equivalence is explored in Eyes of the Blind, a brand new horror play making its world premiere in the ninth annual Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. The play’s voice and imagery certainly resonate, crafted by an all women-led production team.

Written by Linnea Bond and directed by Gwendolyn Dreyer, Eyes of the Blind follows Amy Bhaer on her journey home, after yet another family suicide. Her visit is short – only a week to help her father, Kenneth, pack away his youngest daughter’s life. Amy can endure anything for a week. Even Dad. Unable to cope with the guilt of a sister she barely knew, lost, Amy does not trust what she begins to see: her dead sister, Cassie. Apparitions sinister, she must face down decades of repressed familial insecurities to find truth in her family’s tragedy.

A critical and painful look at the confluence of masculinity, faith, and power, Eyes of the Blind details the perversion of a father-daughter relationship to delve into some ugly truths. As Linnea points out, “That’s just it. The most terrifying aspect of this story is not some malicious entity. It’s what’s brewing in the home. What grows and gains power from our complacency. The paranormal frights are just a metaphor.”

Still, it is a genre piece. To create a visceral horror, Eyes of the Blind makes full use of their space and couples the traditional tenants of a family drama with powerful movement-based performances, giving the dead new life. “I believe the most haunting theater experiences come not from behind the fourth wall, but when the audience is enveloped by the production,” asserts Dreyer. “Further, by employing a professional pantomime and haunt performer, we are able to fully explore what inspires fear beyond traditional jump scares and gore.”

Eyes of the Blind has three performances, opening Sunday, June 17 and closing Saturday, June 23. Tickets are $12.00 and are available at HollywoodFringe.org.

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Eyes of the Blind
World Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018
Written and Produced by Linnea Bond
Directed by Gwendolyn Dreyer
Granville House Productions
Lounge Theater, 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Performances: June 17 at 12:00 p.m., June 22 at 6:00 p.m, June 23 at 8:00 p.m.
Runtime: 1 hour 10 minutes
Age Appropriate: 13+
Tickets: $12.00, hff18.org/5171

ABOUT LINNEA BOND

Linnea Bond is a screenwriter, first-time playwright, and actor living in Pasadena and living for SoCal’s Halloween haunt season. Inspired to explore horror on the stage, Linnea is thrilled to be making her Hollywood Fringe Festival premiere.

ABOUT GWENDOLYN DREYER

Gwendolyn Dreyer started in theater at age five and made her professional acting debut in El Teatro Campesino’s 2002-2003 in-house production of Zoot Suit and reprised her role for the 20th Anniversary Tour. Gwendolyn graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Theater Arts with an emphasis in direction and acting and made her professional directing debut with the first Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2010.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an open-access, uncensored, community-based, performing arts event that takes place annually, during the month of June. With hundreds of productions, performances can be found throughout Hollywood, California.

For more about the Hollywood Fringe Festival, download their press kit here.

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE: www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5171
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/eyesoftheblindplay/
INSTAGRAM: @eyesofthe_blind
TWITTER: @eyesofthe_blind
WEBSITE: www.john1021.com

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRESS UPON REQUEST