‘Nightmare’ event to take over Royal Theatre

The historic Royal Theatre is gearing up for a ‘spooktacular’ event to celebrate Halloween 2020.

The “A Nightmare on Market Street” haunted tour will be held at the theatre, located at 111 South Market St., for a limited time only.

“We had haunted theater tours in the past, but they were more about he theater building and theatre superstitions,” the group said. “This is the real deal — COVID style.”

The event will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17, 23 and 24, and 30 and 31.

There will be a child-friendly tour with treats from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 17, 24 and 31.

Tickets for the event are available at Theroyalplayers. Ticketleap.com. Ticket prices are $10 per person for the haunted tour and $6 per person for the daytime kid-friendly version of the event.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, there will only be a limited number of tickets available. Masks are required for those attending the event and temperature checks are also mandatory for participation.

The sponsor for the spooky event is Stated Apparel.

Other contributors include Allied Glass, Gingles, ACDI and Just Ice Cream.

Michelle Griffis and Daphne Shoppach produced the event with Gentry Griffis and Greg Blacklaw serving as construction heads. Matthew Burns provided graphics with Phoebe Earls overseeing ticket sales. Jarrett Goldman is provided lighting for the event.

The Royal Theatre would also like to thank the members of the Bauxite Theatre Department, Relics and Downtown Benton.

All Royal Theatre events are paid for in part by the Arkansas Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.