Stalking the bogeyman at gablestage at the biltmore. Stalking the bogeyman, about a man seeking revenge on his. Bogeyman definition of bogeyman by the free dictionary. Licensing inquires in the spring of 2003, david holthouse was an awardwinning journalist. Graeme mcrae, noel hodda, radek jonak, deborah jones, alexander. Michelle ward as she follows the longest stalking case in u. Stalking the bogeyman will run at southwark playhouse theatre from wednesday july to saturday 6 august. Stalking the bogeyman by david holthouse and markus. Based on a true story, stalking the bogeyman is a harrowing insight into the experience of playwright david holthouse.
Stalking the bogeyman old fitz theatre suzy goes see. Many people have reached out to share their own stories with me. Stalking the bogeyman is not the sound of music or the book of mormon. Leaving what little remains for our minds to conjure preserves some stitch of our own innocence, giving us a thread, however thin.
Stalking the bogeyman arrives at southwark playhouse from july. With stalking the bogeyman, gablestage explores taboo. The play begins with david holthouse plotting the assassination of the person who assaulted him as a child and ends with him quoting the bible romans 12. This encapsulated version condenses forty years of stalking experiences into a mere ten chapters. Scenes from the new offbroadway drama stalking the bogeyman directed by markus potter and based on the true story of investigative. Two years later, billy, my youthleague basketball coach, held a team sleepover after the last game of the season. In july 2016, london producer david adkin, along with newyorkrep, presented the uk premiere of stalking the bogeyman at southwark playhouse, london. The project works to allow users to contribute quality articles and media files to the encyclopedia and track their progress as they are developed. Based on true events, this chilling drama is the first production in the return of florida. Review of stalking the bogeyman at the southwark playhouse.
Scenes from stalking the bogeyman, directed by markus. Bogeyman he was every parents nightmare by steve jackson. Gablestages stalking the bogeyman, a true life tale of sexual abuse and revenge, stands out for its intelligence, bravery, sobriety and sheer darkness buoyed by the raw sting of truth that great nonfiction provides, bogeyman is more than a play. Jul 26, 2016 first told in the denver westwood newspaper and subsequently featured on the popular weekly radio broadcast this american life, stalking the bogeyman opened to criticalacclaim offbroadway in 2014. Stalking the bogeyman southwark playhouse based on true events and adapted from david holthouses original 2004 newspaper article, stalking the bogeyman tells the story of davids quest for revenge on the man who raped him when he was just seven years old. The psychology of stalking is the first scholarly book on stalking ever published. Stalking the bogeyman is a real actors piece for the performers to flesh out characters of the past and the present.
Through community partnerships with the alaska childrens trust, standing together against rape and the alaska native tribal health consortium. Little does sherry know that chucks deadly obsession will last a lifetime. Oct 02, 2014 stalking the bogeyman nyt critics pick off broadway, play closing date. A year after the death of her husband, blythe wyndham moves with her four. I recognized the bogeyman, and i made sure i was never alone with jim, either. We meet david 25 years later, when hes begun plotting the murder of his rapist after discovering hes moved to the.
Stalking the bogeyman was first written by holthouse as a firsthand account in the denver westword newspaper and subsequently featured as a podcast on this american life. The subject is the harrowing, lifealtering effects of shame and selfdoubt on a man who was brutally raped at the age of 7 and his 25year obsession with searching for and confronting his abuser. The design of the production overshadowed the storytelling a little, and the play would have benefited less set and more incorporation of the actors on stage. The subject, childhood sexual abuse, is of particular interest to me because i spent 15 years working in child protection, where many of the parents and an equal number of the children had experienced this trauma. David holthouse was seven when he was raped by his neighbours teenage son while his parents played cards. A thrilling true story of one mans search for vengeance. The bogeyman represents the author s personal history as it pertains to stalking experiences and related information. Florida studio theatre presents stalking the bogeyman. Stalking the bogeyman department of theatre and dance. Jul 18, 2016 markus potter and david holthouses gripping and harrowing drama stalking the bogeyman does just this, and whilst it runs the risk of trivialising the text to label it as anyway entertaining, its a necessary and thoughtprovoking insight into the true story of a man who is forced to live his life following childhood sexual abuse.
Bogeyman by gayle wilson meet your next favorite book. The bogeyman, serial killer david penton preyed on children until texas. May, 2004 i recognized the bogeyman, and i made sure i was never alone with jim, either. Jul 17, 2016 mike evans as bogeyman and gerard mccarthy as david holthouse in stalking the bogeyman. Lawson, sound design by david gregory and the casting director is anne vosser. The bogeyman represents the authors personal history as it pertains to stalking experiences and related information. Stalking the bogeyman southwark playhouse theatre and bar. Stalking and its aftermath by sherry meinberg 2003, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. After appearing on this american life, stalking the bogeyman was adapted for the stage and will have its world premiere in 2014. Stalking the bogeyman, a true account of holthouses lifealtering experience, appeared in 2004 as a firstperson piece for westword, a denver alternative weekly. Stalking and its aftermath has just won first place in the 2003 foreword magazines book of the year awards in the true crime category. Virtually every serious writer and researcher in this area of criminal psychopathology has contributed a chapter. These chapters explore stalking from social, psychiatric, psychological and behavioral perspectives.
This article is part of wikiproject theatre, a wikiproject dedicated to coverage of theatre on wikipedia. A humanising story of transformation, stalking the bogeyman is a tale of healing and forgiveness. Fsts stage iii series opens with stalking the bogeyman, adapted by markus potter and david holthouse. Florida studio theatre is reactivating its dormant stage ii series this season. Stalking the bogeyman red line productions australian stage. The book gives us a poignant and powerful inside look at the emotional, psychological and physical toll a case like this has on the men and women of law. Sep 28, 2016 in uaa s fine arts building, the theatre faculty and students are hard at work on an ambitious endeavor staging the first west coast production of stalking the bogeyman, based on alaska. Stalking the bogeyman, the new drama based on the incredible true story of david holthouse, will conclude its offbroadway engagement on sunday, november 9. Ideas in stalking the bogeyman are simple, and powerfully conveyed on this stage. Neil gooding director presents stalking the bogeyman, david holthouse and markus potters stage adaptation of holthouses very personal story of being a victim of childhood rape, with care and. Stalking the bogeyman is not a pretty or comfortable play. It is based upon david holthouses westword newspaper article, where holthouse wrote about how he had once planned to kill his childhood rapist. It is an engaging production, with neil goodings restrained direction keeping things concise and clear.
Stalking the bogeyman doesnt have a fairy tale ending and isnt about pat conclusions, but is a powerful jumpingoff point for discussion and, hopefully, healing. Stalking the bogeyman, based on a real victims odyssey. Feel free to edit the article attached to this page, join up at the project page, or contribute to the project discussion. The outcome is stalking the bogeyman, performed to critical acclaim in new. The new offbroadway drama is based on david holthouses reallife plan to kill his former nextdoor neighbor, who. Jun 30, 2014 markus potter is raising funds for stalking the bogeyman offbroadway on kickstarter.
Holthouse initially stunned readers of independent news site denver westword in may 2004 with, stalking the bogeyman. This story starts out in the 80s the bogeyman is terrorizing the small town in texas stalking elementary. Dont miss stalking the bogeyman a dynamic play of sobering substance at new world stages. At the age of seven, he was raped by the teenage son of family friends. Tristram kenton the guardian s ome stories need to be told. The subject, childhood sexual abuse, is of particular interest to me because i spent 15 years working in child protection, where many of the parents and an equal number of the. Stalking the bogeyman is unsettling from its natural distance, and even if that prevents potters effective play from acquiring the same breathstealing power as holthouses writing, its perhaps all for the best.
When david roderick hill was seven years old, he was violently raped by a seventeenyearold neighbor erik hegerthe sadistic son of his parents good friendswho. Stalking and its aftermath by sherry meinberg 2003, hardcover at the best online prices at. If the bogeyman plotline sounds frighteningly dark, potter is eager to. Stalking the bogeyman follows renowned journalist david holthouses secret pursuit of justice for a crime hidden for 25 years. Represents the authors personal history as it pertains to stalking experienc. Stalking the bogeyman offbroadway by markus potter. A followup piece, outing the bogeyman was published in 2015.
The opening production, stalking the bogeyman, adapted by markus potter and david holthouse from holthouses memories, packs a wallop. Stalking the bogeyman by david holthouse, directed by markus. Holthouse has now adapted his thrilling story into a play with awardwinning playwright markus potter. Jan 14, 2018 stalking bestseller that split german opinion arrives in uk this article is more than 2 years old dirk kurbjuweits factbased bestselling novel asks if violence can be justified in selfdefence. Even when hes in prison for other violent crimes against women, he threatens that one day hell be back. Inspired by bruce pascoes awardwinning book, bangarras new work. Stalking the bogeyman 2014 offbroadway tickets, news. Jul 18, 2016 stalking the bogeyman is a reminder of that. I highly recommend this book to anyone who reads true crime. Talkin broadway offbroadway stalking the bogeyman 9. Dec 24, 2014 scenes from the offbroadway drama stalking the bogeyman at new world stages outer critics circle award nominee new american play adapted by markus potter and david holthouse, and. I was going to walk up to him, reintroduce myself and then blow his balls off. May 27, 2018 stalking the bogeyman is a rudimentary script, a plot point narrative polished by markus potter with additional writing by shane ziegler, shane stokes and santino fontana. By markus potter and david holthouse with additional writing by santino fontana, shane zeigler and shane stokes.