Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home; unless, of course, that home is haunted!


This fall the imaginary beasts invite audiences into the strange and singular world of mid-century author, Shirley Jackson.


Unusual Things Have Happened brings Jackson’s tales of everyday horror to eerie life with a rare theatrical treatment of the author’s work. Ordinary household objects suddenly turn menacing, strange shadows loom over the most mundane of daily routines, and the sound of footsteps begins a feverish odyssey.


Jackson's storytelling shines a spectral light on our collective anxieties and our basest impulses as she explores the darkness that lies beneath the well-ordered surface of our everyday lives.



Unusual Things Have Happened | Tales of Everyday Horror

by Shirley Jackson


At the Charlestown Working Theater

442 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, MA  02129


November 2nd - November 16th  


TICKETS:  $12-$20 | Discounted shows on Thursdays and Sundays!


BOX OFFICE (Ovationtix): 866-811-4111, or CLICK HERE.


The Ensemble...


Laura Detwiler

Denise Drago

Lauren Foster

Molly Kimmerling

Amy Meyer

Bob Mussett

Jennifer Taschereau


Directed by

Matthew Woods


Costume Design by

Cotton Talbot-Minkin


Lighting Design by

Christopher Bocchiaro


Production and Stage Management by

Sophia Giordano




Produced by special arrangement with the children of Shirley Jackson and Catalyst Management, LLC.