You might say that Scott Westerman is refereeing a fight between a married couple.

That’s because he’s the director of Citadel Theatre’s production of “Misery,” William Goldman’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel, in which Artistic Director Scott Phelps is playing novelist Paul Sheldon opposite his wife, Managing Director Ellen Phelps, as deranged fan Annie Wilkes.

Westerman proposed the project to Scott Phelps and suggested that he and his wife would be great in the two roles. The show runs from Sept. 10 to Oct. 12 at the Lake Forest theater.

The director noted that he had directed Ellen Phelps in “A Jukebox for the Algonquin” earlier this year, and “I saw how deep her well was as an actor.” He was able to persuade Scott Phelps to put the play on the season’s schedule and take the r

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