C.S. Lewis' THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS coming to Santa Barbara Jan. 18, 4pm & 8pm shows

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, comes to Santa Barbara
Saturday, January 18 for two performances only.  The limited
engagement will run at the Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street in Santa Barbara
at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.  

Now in its fourth 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 350,000

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 Saturday,
January 18 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.  Tickets
are $29 to $59.  Student seats are $25
(student ID required). For groups of 10 or more (including student groups) call
866.476.8707.

To purchase tickets, visit www.ScrewtapeonStage.com, call 805.899.2222 or visit the box
office open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.; Sunday from
12 noon until 5 p.m. or one hour prior to the performance at 1214 State Street
in Santa Barbara.