Night Watch at Navesink Library Theater

Night Watch

Navesink Library Theater - Monmouth Ave & Sears Ave, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

February 5, 11, 12, 19, 25 and 26 at 8:15 PM
February 6, 13 and 20 at 2:00 PM

Reservations are required - Call (732)291-9211

THE STORY: Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are called, but find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine's terror grows as shortly thereafter she sees still another body—this time a woman's—but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that Elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a lady psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that Elaine should commit herself to a sanitarium for treatment. From this point on, the plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved—Elaine's old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws towards its riveting and chilling climax.

The cast includes: David Beil, Elyse Jankowski, Paula Mira, Tom Riti, Bill Rogers, Jennifer Lauren Rogers, Rachel Ryan and John Sheehan.

Directed by Lori Renick.