in collaboration with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Directed by Professor James Darrah

Composed by Benjamin Britten

Libretto by Myfanwy Piper

Performance dates: November 20, 21 & 23, 2025

About the show: Based on the Henry James novella of the same name, The Turn of the Screw follows a young, inexperienced governess sent to a country house to care for two children, who she is gradually convinced have been corrupted by the ghosts of a previous manservant and governess.