IVCC to stage production of spine-chilling tales

Illinois Valley Community College’s annual Halloween-themed hit, “Terror in the Aisles,” takes the stage for one night only at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Weeg Cultural Centre. Doors open at 7 p.m.

The haunting 2024 rendition features three original tales written by a student, a theater department faculty member and an IVCC alum. Capping the creepy quartet is a one-act thriller set in a remote cabin in the woods, written by Texas-based writer and filmmaker Bill Fountain.

The production of tales “theatrically told and performed” features “Vines of Time” by director David Allan Kuester, “Lunar Cycle” by alumnus Jake Jakielski of Marseilles (also directing) and “Recognition” by student Tyler Bienemann of Hennepin. Jakielski also directs Fountain’s “Hecate Hill.”

Joining Jakielski and Bienemann in the cast are students Alex Stafford of Marseilles, Damion Oberlin of Marseilles, Hannah Rich of Mendota, Katie Monaghan of Peru, Nicholas Graham of Ottawa, Ava Laury of Ottawa; Lucas Fraga of Streator, McKenzie Bruce of Streator, Azlyn Bachman of Ottawa, Ava Horwath of Peru, Gennaro Piccolo of Spring Valley, William Bates of Spring Valley and Michael Shaw of Peru.

Tickets cost $10. Admission is free for IVCC students and employees. To buy tickets, visit ivcc.edu/theatre.