Location: Whidbey Island, Wa

Thursday, October 23 2025 – Tuesday, October 28 2025

THE TURN OF THE SCREW
By Henry James
Adapted for stage by Jeffery Hatcher

Directed by Erin Murray (she/her)
Featuring Gavin Douglas (he/him) and Jacq Babb (they/them)
Recommended for ages 12+

Based on the 1898 provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently orphaned children. But she is not their first governess. Her predecessor, Miss Jessel, drowned herself when she became pregnant by the sadistic valet, Peter Quint, who was himself found dead soon after under mysterious circumstances. Now the new governess has begun to see the specters of Quint and Jessel haunting the children, and she must find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late. But one frightening question tortures the would-be heroine: Are the ghosts real, or are they the product of her own fevered imagination?

Tea and True Crime: Famous Women of Historic Crimes

 Wednesday, October 29 2025

Join ISF for a special presentation that is sure to get your pulse racing and mind whirling. Podcast host and dark historian, Kim Douthit, will compare and contrast the infamous cases of Lizzie Borden, and Belle Gunness. This one-night-only event is the ideal companion to The Turn of the Screw or enjoyed as a thought-provoking evening on its own!

For more information, and to purchase tickets: IslandShakespeareFestival

Ever wonder what’s happening this weekend on Whidbey Island? Check out Whidbey Telecom Calendar of Events for more family fun around the island.