HAINT, by Justin Asher

Performance Information: WORLD PREMIERE! Show: Haint, by Justin Asher Performance Dates: May 30 – June 15, 2014 Location: Theatreworks, 2085 Monroe Ave., Memphis, TN Times: Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm Price: Tickets: $15.00 Adults, $12.00 Seniors, Students & Military Contact: 901-484-3467, www.newmoontheatre.org Play Synopsis: New Moon is extremely excited to be presenting this world premiere of Justin Asher's, Haint! It's the story of Mercy, who loved her son Charlie with all her heart, no matter how many secrets he kept from her. Together they lived a reclusive life on White Horse Mountain, tucked away in the shadows and hidden from the prying eyes of the town below. Charlie was his mother’s whole world. A world that came crashing down in 1953 when his body was discovered less than a mile from their home on Gull’s Wing Road. Mercy, now alone and scared, is not sure if she has the strength to hold on to the dilapidated family home or the rural, folk traditions that were handed down in her family for generations. Local sheriff John Thomas tries to persuade Mercy to sell her home and start again someplace new. But, how do you let go of the ghosts of the past when they don’t want to let go of you? Charlie narrates his mother’s struggle for solitude and slowly reveals to her the hidden life that was supposed to have died along with him. Every little town has its secrets. Some just refuse to stay buried. Cast: Actor….……Character Janie Paris….Mercy Seer Randi Sluder…..Miriam Jessup Aliza Moran…..Evangeline Dourghty David Hammons.....Charlie Dorsey Jules Heck…..Young Charlie Steven Burk…..John Thomas Dourghty