There are relatively few family friendly dance productions that explore the creepy and sweet seeking (quite a juxtaposition) nature of Halloween. Halloween Creepy Crawlies while using the classic Halloween archetypes, also introduces audiences to different dance genres such as ballet, jazz and modern. Within the storyline the main character Mallory (a ghost trying to get back to her haun

ted house) encounters ballerina witches, jazzy vampires, and modern dancing mummies. To help tell the story to audiences, different illustrations are projected in the background throughout the production. There will also be a short 15-minute dance experience for younger audience members to learn the story of Halloween Creepy Crawlies led by Artistic Director Mariah Eastman. This performance has been generously subsidized through Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s artist's support and residency program.

The story starts when Mallory (a ghost) awakes on Halloween Eve to find that she has been removed from her haunted house! After figuring out how to move her various limbs again (or lack thereof), she runs into Jake. This twirling and bouncing Jack O Lantern directs her to talk to the mysterious ballerina witches of the Foggy Forest. Jake gives Mallory a map to find the Foggy Forest and hopefully to meet the ballerina witches for their advice. The witches take her to their Cauldron of Truth where Mallory is told that she will have to help the jazzy vampires and modern dancing mummies at Creepy Crawly Lane make amends for the Cauldron to help her. 

When Mallory and Jake make their way to CCL, they find the jazzy vampires and modern dancing mummies in a fierce candy stealing war. She and Jake convince them that if they share all their entire candy stash, everyone will end up with enough candy. On their way back from Creepy Crawly Lane, they run into a tap-dancing skeleton getting ready for a dance performance. They stop to watch her dance and wish her luck! Then back at the Foggy Forest, the Cauldron produces a map back to Mallory’s haunted house. The production ends with Mallory waving from the stoop of her haunted house with Jake handing out candy to the Halloween Trick or Treaters.