THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, Based on the Story by Henry James

Opera Theater Unlimited

Director: Sarah Young
Music Director: Tyler Catlin

​2015, Stage Werx, San Francisco, CA

"The treatment of the ghosts is a prominent case in point. Without the wizardry of projections, stage fog, or elaborate scenery that a larger company might employ, Young is emphasizing actor-centered values. She sees the two ghosts in James’ spooky, psychosexual tale as “distinct characters.” The dead move more slowly and “abstractly “ than the living, whom they can approach but never touch. Young’s “naturalistic” direction is meant to portray Peter Quint and the ex-governess Miss Jessel as “humanly as possible” on their own post-mortem terms."

San Francisco Classical Voice- Steven Winn, The Turn of the Screw