(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company’s 2022 Fringe Festival is almost over and the Fat Knight production of My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories will finish its run on Sunday, October 30. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus. My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stories tells the story of Margaret Hamilton, known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz.

This 85-minute, one-woman show pays homage to the actress behind the most widely recognized cackle. Margaret Hamilton was more than the Wicked Witch of the West, and this show tells the before, during, and after she performed that iconic role. 

“Creating a play usually ends with reviews, My Witch began with one,” says playwright John Ahlin. “A New Jersey reviewer once compared Jean Tafler’s performance as a female Scrooge to Margaret Hamilton. Curiosity led me to explore if there was a play hidden in Hamilton’s life, and within half-a-day’s research, such wonderful and fascinating things came pouring forth about ‘Maggie’, Hollywood, Oz and beyond, that the play nearly launched itself. “ 

“She is a character that everyone needs to meet.” Ahlin is Artistic Director of the New York City-based Fat Knight Theatre, which is producing My Witch. 

Directed by Will Pomerantz, Associate Artistic Director of Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, where the play was first developed, the show runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. 

Tickets for My Witch: The Margaret Hamilton Stoires range from $22.50-$27.50 for adults with discounts available for seniors, students, and children under 12. The final performances will take place Thursday, October 27 at 7:30pm; Friday, October 28 at 8:00 pm; Saturday, October 29 at 8:00pm; and Sunday, October 30 at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. 

For more information or to reserve tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00pm-5:00pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, New Jersey.

Centenary Stage Company remains committed to the health and safety of our community and adheres to all requirements set forth by the Stage of New Jersey. For more information regarding CSC COVID-19 policies and policy updates, visit centenarystageco.org/faq 

The 2022-23 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters. 

PHOTO Courtesy of Fat Knight Theatre