Dr. Faustus (Theatre Performance)

Just in time for Halloween comes this performance by the Hudson Shakespeare Company. of Christopher Marlow's Doctor Faustus. The German intellect, Doctor Faustus, has risen to the height of his profession but still wants more - the world of magic. He decides on magic and calls upon Mephistopheles, a servant of the devil, for his help. Faustus makes an offer the devil can't refuse - he will sign away his soul in exchange for 24 years of life and Mephistopheles at his beck and call in order to discover the secrets of life. Faustus then embarks on a journey through time and space in order to discover all of life's meaning. Who will he meet? Where will he travel to? What will he learn? And ultimately - what happens when his time is up? Made possible by funds from the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.