What I liked
The Visitor manages to successfully jump the hurdle that trips up many ghost stories: explaining the haunting can dissipate its uncanny effectiveness. All we will say here is that there is a backstory that involves Charlotte somehow, and the play avoids the well-worn path (how to exorcise the ghost?) in favor an ending we do not see coming but which perfectly resolves the story.
What I didn't like
If we were to be super nitpicky, we would mention that Charlotte’s open-house sales pitch goes on longer than necessary before the haunting manifests, but any impatience we felt was eclipsed by what followed. The buildup pays off with a powerful sense of the supernatural intruding upon the quotidian world.
Read the complete review at Hollywood Gothique: http://new.hollywoodgothique.com/hollwood-fringe-review-the-visitor-is-a-welcome-guest-for-those-who-like-their-houses-haunted/
My overall impression
It is a rare ghost story that is both frightening and poignant. The Visitor achieves both – not only to provoking screams but also ringing emotional chords.
