No Refund Theatre (NRT) will bring a classic English ghost story to stage this weekend when it presents its first show of the spring season, The Woman in Black.

"The Woman in Black is a real thriller," director Mary Shaw (senior-biological anthropology) said. "It's a pure ghost story. Hopefully it's going to be extremely scary for the audience."

The two-person play, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, is about an old man who wants to recount a tragic incident from his past to his family.

To do so he hires an actor, and what the audience actually sees is a dress rehearsal of the play for the family.

"The main character is trying to purge himself of a ghost, or really, the horrible memory of a dreadful incident in his past," Shaw said. "He thinks he can accomplish this by hiring someone to retell the horrific event that he experienced."

Jonathan Kroberger (senior-film), who plays the hired actor, said he likes that the play is different from the usual type NRT presents.

"We rarely get to do this kind of mystery ghost story. There are so few scary plays that are as good as this one," he said. "We haven't done anything similar to The Woman in Black in a long time, so it should be very exciting."

Greg Kwoka (junior-film), who has to fill seven different roles, said he thinks students will enjoy the play because it is thought-provoking and unique.

"We're not trying to say anything political or get any deeper messages across, but after seeing it, it will make you think a little bit," he said. "It's a neat little play -- unlike most that are out there."

Shaw said she is excited The Woman in Black is going to kick off the NRT season.

"There are going to be amazing technical and structural aspects to the play," Shaw added. "Having it be the first one gave me more time to perfect everything we want to do with that."

Shaw said she hopes students come out to support the opening play.

"It's going to be really scary and we have a great, talented cast," she said. "It should be a good start to the season."