If love means never having to say you’re sorry, does that apply to you hobbling your favorite author? Bakersfield Community Theatre gets to the heart of obsession and literature this weekend with its production of "Misery."
Director Sebastian Richardson, who pitched the show to the theater, is a big horror fan and said wanted the opportunity to bring some to the stage.
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