C.S. Lewis' THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS Returns to St. Louis Dec. 7

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and
wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about
spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, returns to St. Louis by
popular demand for two performances only.  The limited engagement will
run at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-St.
Louis, One University Boulevard, in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday,
December 7 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Now in its third smash year, the National Tour of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS kicked off after a hit nine-month run at the Westside Theatre in New York City.  Prior to that production, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS was a sold-out hit in Chicago and Washington D. C.  The National Tour of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS
has delighted capacity audiences in over 50 major cities including Los
Angeles, Boston and San Francisco since January 2011.  Over 325,000
theatergoers have seen this production.

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS creates a morally inverted
universe set in an eerily stylish office in hell, where God is called
the “Enemy” and the devil is referred to as “Our Father below.”  The
play follows His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape, and his slavish
creature-demon Toadpipe, as they train an apprentice demon, Wormwood, on how to ruin the life and damn the soul of an unsuspecting human on earth.

Associated Press calls the production “Devilishly funny!” “Sly, funny, handsomely produced…the devil is an equal-opportunity entertainer!” says The Washington Post.  “A profound experience!”, exclaims Christianity Today. The Boston Globe raves that it is “Engrossing and entertaining!” and The Chicago Tribune says THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is “Very smart...richly rewarding...exuberant theatricality!”

Screwtape is portrayed by award-winning actor Brent Harris, who played Scar in the National Tour of The Lion King, Lucifer in Dr. Faustus, Iago in Othello, Salieri in Amadeus, Olivier in Orson’s Shadow, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and the title role in Macbeth. He is regularly seen in many productions staged by America’s greatest theatre companies. 

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is produced by New York
City-based Fellowship for the Performing Arts. Max McLean serves as the
Producing Artistic Director. McLean, along with Jeffrey Fiske, wrote and
directed the theatrical adaptation. Executive Producer and General
Manager is Ken Denison of Aruba Productions. Scenic Design is by Cameron
Anderson, Costumes by Michael Bevins, Lighting Design by Jesse Klug,
and Original Music and Sound Design by John Gromada.

The National Tour of THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS honors
the 50-year legacy of C.S. Lewis who passed away on November 22, 1963,
the same day President Kennedy was assassinated. This anniversary will
be accompanied by one of Great Britain’s highest honors: a memorial for
Lewis in Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey, alongside such luminaries
as Chaucer, Dickens and Shakespeare.

Along with The Chronicles of Narnia (including The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), The Great Divorce and Mere Christianity, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS is still one of Lewis’ most popular and influential pieces. 

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS will play on Saturday,
December 7 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.  Tickets are $29 to $49.  Student seats
are $20 (student ID required). For groups of 10 or more (including
student groups) call 866.476.8707.

To purchase tickets, visit www.ScrewtapeonStage.com orcall the Box Office at 314.516.4949. 
Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Touhill Box Office, Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Monday and Thursday
evenings until 7 p.m.  The box office is open two hours prior to show
time.