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Halloween 2023: Some Spooky Best Bets for October 27-31

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It’s officially the climax of Spooky Season. Halloween will be here in just a few days. The neighborhoods are full of 10-feet-tall skeletons and doorstops are festooned with jack-o-lanterns providing yummy treats for our rodent friends. The nights are getting longer, a chill is in the air, pumpkin spice is the flavor du jour, and everything feels just a tad darker, creepier, more menacing, but also so much more fun for that thrill of danger. Let’s embrace that darkness together. 

In 2007’s cult classic film Trick r’ Treat (playing at Alamo Drafthouse on Oct. 30), the cutely costumed demon Sam torments those who break the sacred rules of Halloween, such as denying candy to trick-or-treaters or those who blow out their jack-o-lanterns before midnight. If we could add one more cardinal Halloween sin, it would be staying in when there are so many wonderfully wicked ways to celebrate All Hallows Eve throughout the DMV this weekend. We have rounded up a few of our favorite tricks and treats below. 

Night of the Living Dead at Rorschach Theatre 

Mollie Greenberg and Andrew Huff from Rorschach Theatre’s Night of the Living Dead; Credit Jenny McConnell Frederick

Zombies have taken over a former retail space near Farragut North. In this site-specific reimagining of George Romero’s classic 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, adapted by Christopher Bond, Dale Boyer, and Trevor Martin, and directed by Lilli Hokama, Rorschach Theatre presents a biting horror comedy tribute to die for. Following the basic plot of the original—a group of strangers enter an old building and try to ward off the undead—the play transforms a postmodern drama that offers a context for the film’s making and looks at how Night of the Living Dead forever changed horror films. “But it is also very funny,” assures Jenny McConnell Frederick, Rorschach’s artistic director. The storefront-turned-theater space will also feature an exhibit dedicated to the history of Night of the Living Dead, and another exploring the monsters who have graced Rorschach’s stages over the past quarter-century. “People are welcome to come in costume. It isn’t required, but we are always supportive of that,” shares McConnell Frederick about the special Halloween night performance and Halloween weekend’s pay-what-you-can previews. “It should just be a really fun night, both for people who really love the movie, but also for people who are just kind of discovering it. And it’s not immersive theater, so audiences should not be afraid of being eaten.” Night of the Living Dead runs through Nov. 19, with pay-what-you-can previews at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 through 29 and a special Halloween performance at 8 p.m. on Oct. 31 at 1020 Connecticut Ave. NW. rorschachtheatre.com. $10–$50.

Haunted Soiree: A Macabre Cocktail Party 

Courtesy of Haunted Soiree

This immersive theatrical production and cocktail party offers an elevated take on the typical haunted house. Held at the Whittemore House, a grand historic mansion in Dupont Circle, this year’s Halloween production, The Vega Haunting, is loosely based on Spanish folklore and painter Francisco Goya’s tortured final Black Paintings. Guests—who are encouraged to don cocktail attire or costumes (or cocktail-inspired costumes!)—will have a spirited evening, sipping on specialty cocktails (included in the package), conversing with ghosts, exploring the haunted abode, and partaking in macabre rituals. Haunted Soiree: A Macabre Cocktail Party takes place Oct. 26, 27, 28, 29, and 31 at the Whittemore House, 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW. hauntedsoiree.com. $69–$100. 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 48th Anniversary Spectacular Tour

 I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey … In 1975, the campiest, horniest Halloween musical of all time introduced us to the mad, bad, and dangerous scientist Dr. FrankNFurter (Tim Curry). Forty-eight years later, the cult classic continues to enchant midnight audience members and encourage us to embrace our darkest, kinkiest, and most glam rock fantasies. The Lincoln Theatre is hosting a celebratory screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with special guest hosts from the original film, Barry Bostwick (Brad Majors) and Patricia Quinn (Magenta), as well as D.C.’s long-running shadowcast the Sonic Transducers, and audience participation on Halloween night. There will be a costume contest and memorabilia on display. Are you shivering with antici … pation yet?  The Rocky Horror Picture Show 48th Anniversary Spectacular starts at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com. $55–$75; VIP packages start at $200. 



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