Woodlands Academy’s fall play showcases one of its own

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Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s World Premiere of “Ladies of the Lake” is a ghost story, a mystery and a tale of friendship, healing and the search for belonging. Through a creative collaboration with the author, Woodlands Academy English teacher and drama co-director Jennifer Brostrom (pen name Jennifer Allison), Woodlands’ cast and crew are bringing the Edgar Award-nominated mystery to life onstage in a spooky but heartwarming production. Set in the 1990s and adapted from Allison’s critically acclaimed novel, “Ladies of the Lake” features Gilda Joyce, a self-described “psychic investigator,” news reporter and the newest student at Castlegrove Academy, a school with a very complicated past. Woodlands Academy is an all-girls college-preparatory, day-and-boarding high school located at 760 E. Westleigh Road in Lake Forest, IL 60045. "Ladies of the Lake" will be performed in the school’s Susan Saint James Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24. Tickets are $17 at the door but can be purchased for $12 in advance (up to noon the day of each performance) online at https://www.woodlandsacademy.org/ladiesofthelake. Advance ticket purchase is encouraged since ticket availability is not guaranteed at performance time.