Todd Fenstermaker as Dr . Trent ; CJ Carter as Lance Schrotchum ; and Katie Clair McGrath as the nervous secretary . Anthony Ross is the scenic designer and Jason Jackson is the technical director . All of the characters will be similar to those in the original film . It doesn ’ t take long at all for unusual occurrences and minor creeps to begin , but the inhabitants are locked in and couldn ’ t leave even if they wanted to . With eerie music , undependable lights , slamming doors , secret passages , and the most ugly housekeeper put on stage , Loewy ’ s play balances the horrific premise with humor . “ It ’ s going to have some scares in it , but a lot of it is going to be very funny ,” said Loewy . “ It ’ s definitely a good play for adults and a good date night play . I ’ ve been writing comedy all of my life . This film adapts well for comic dialogue . It ’ s not slapstick . It ’ s more in the vein of a Neil Simon or Mel Brooks ’ work - both who I grew up with and worship . You don ’ t have to know the movie to enjoy the play . It ’ s sort of a spin off on Agatha Christie , thrillers , and horror .” “ It ’ s a cast of seven and they ’ re all very good and very funny ,” continued Loewy . “ Like any comedy farce like this , you ’ ve got to play it straight . You can ’ t play on the comedy ; you have to absolutely commit to being straight . I think for all of the people I cast , that ’ s what I was looking for .” The producer in Loewy recognizes that a play like this could have a life beyond the Forum Theatre - especially around Halloween , but he thinks the play could work throughout the year as well . The Forum Theatre is trying to take advantage of the holiday though with special performances including shows at