Production History

Allison Moore’s Slasher was the second production of CST’s 35th Anniversary Season (2018–2019), presented at 800 W. Main Street. The dark comedy follows the making of Blood Bath, a low-budget horror movie in the Austin, Texas, area. A young woman’s apparent acting opportunity collides with her mother’s determination to stop the production, turning familiar horror conventions into a satire of exploitation and thwarted ambition. The play premiered at the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays.

CST Connections

Terry Veal previously directed Murder by Misadventure (1994), Never the Sinner (2001), Romance in D (2003), Reefer Madness (2010), and Out of Sterno (2013).
Peter Fischaber later played Miles and additional roles in She Kills Monsters (2025).
Ben Hall designed the sets for Ripcord (2017) and My Brilliant Divorce (2018), both during the preceding season.
Hall subsequently designed sets for Sheepdog (2024), Native Gardens (2025), and She Kills Monsters.
Ed and Janet Bucknell and Mel and Cindy Ables also sponsored Season 34, providing continuity into the anniversary season.

Press and Photography

“Carpenter Square Production Is Scary Good” — The Oklahoman, October 25, 2018, review by John Brandenburg, according to the supplied research.
“Celebrate Halloween With These 12 Central Oklahoma Tricks and Treats” — The Oklahoman, October 26, 2018, seasonal coverage lead.
BroadwayWorld production-photo entry, supplied photographic lead.
CST Facebook announcement, additional promotional lead.

Acknowledgments

Season Sponsors — Ed and Janet Bucknell; Mel and Cindy Ables

Supported in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and Allied Arts.

Additional production-specific sponsors and acknowledgments have not yet been recovered.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals, which lists Slasher as a Samuel French, Inc. title.Production History

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