Psychological Stage

Surely you remember reading Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in high school, so we don’t need to review the plot. Wait, you skimmed the CliffsNotes rather than reading the book? Then you missed out on a mystery that’s spawned literary and theatrical adaptations and rivals modern psychological thrillers, but we’ll fill you in on what you’ve missed. Dr. Jekyll secretly develops a potion that transforms him into Mr. Hyde, a brutish man with reckless tendencies that lead him to murder. Soon Jekyll finds himself becoming Hyde without the aid of the mystifying tonic, and eventually the transformation becomes permanent and leads Hyde to suicide. Still chilling today, the Gothic tale is once again being revived for modern audiences in Noah Miller’s stage adaptation of The Strange Case. Root for good or evil at the UTD University Theatre, 800 W. Campbell Road in Richardson. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays through April 16. Tickets are $4 to $14; Thursday shows are free. For tickets and more information, call 972-883-2552 or visit utdallas.edu.

Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: April 7. Continues through April 16, 2011