She won’t let him leave.

When acclaimed romance novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car in a Colorado blizzard, he wakes to find himself “rescued” by former nurse Annie Wilkes, his self-described number one fan. Snowbound and unable to walk, Paul is entirely dependent on Annie’s care — until she reads the manuscript of his latest book and discovers he has killed off her beloved heroine, Misery Chastain.

What begins as devoted fandom curdles into obsession, and Annie makes it clear that Paul isn’t leaving her secluded home until he writes her the ending she demands. William Goldman’s stage adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel is a lean, unrelenting two-hander that turns a sickroom into a cage and a typewriter into a lifeline.

Sanford audiences can expect a tense, atmospheric evening of theater: no intermission, no easy exits, and a cat-and-mouse game between captor and captive that tightens with every scene. Recommended for mature audiences due to violence and intense psychological content.