"In a full house at the 1,025-seat Toni Rembe Theater, there was an eruption of gasps and shrieks. The grown man to my right reflexively gripped the arm of my seat, sheepishly muttering an apology. In a distant aisle, I spotted one person get up and run out of the theater, their friend trailing closely behind."
"That's when James hears a voice that sounds an awful lot like hers coming from upstairs. To reveal what happens next would spoil one of the most harrowing moments in "Paranormal Activity," the new stage adaptation of the 2007 "found footage" horror tentpole, which opened in San Francisco on Tuesday night and runs through March 22."
"Cue the blackout. As darkness surrounded the audience once again and we all tried to collectively process what we had just witnessed - something I never thought was possible to put to the stage - everyone tittered nervously. I'm not sure who started it, but someone started clapping until all of us were cheering, traces of goosebumps still lingering on our arms."
A stage adaptation of the 2007 horror film Paranormal Activity premiered in San Francisco, creating an unexpectedly terrifying theatrical experience. The production follows James and Lou, a married couple whose argument escalates when James hears a voice identical to his wife's coming from upstairs while she stands beside him in the kitchen. This moment triggers an electric audience reaction with gasps, shrieks, and at least one person running from the theater. The adaptation, designed by Tony Award-winning illusions designer Chris Fisher, successfully translates the found-footage horror concept to live theater. The audience's collective nervous laughter and applause afterward demonstrated the production's effectiveness at generating genuine scares in a full 1,025-seat theater.
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