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"The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie
"The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie
A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the suspicions in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equiped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman, traveling on skis. He no sooner arrives, when the jurist is killed. Two down, and one to go. To get to the rationale of the murderer's pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons.
Directed by Carson Arnegard
"The Mousetrap is a murder mystery written, in 1954, at the height of Agatha Christie's career -- when she was the wealthiest author of all time, and it seemed that everything with her signature on it would instantly become a best-seller. When the play debuted, it received astounding success. It sold out every single night, and, by 1990, had outsold Hamlet to become the best-selling play of all time. And to this day, the show has never left the West End."
November 9th-11th
Produced in cooperation with Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com)
"Paper or Plastic?" by Werner Trieschmann
For her first job, teenage Sarah thinks she's easily qualified to check out customers at Puritan Foods, her local grocery store. But Sarah isn't prepared for Carl, the assistant manager, who refuses to deal with unruly customers. And what about her crazy co-workers who put on camouflage to hunt down stray grocery carts. All Sarah wants is the answer to the simplest question in the world: Paper or plastic?
Directed by Delaney Finn
March 8th-10th
Produced in cooperation with Dramatic Publishing (www.dramaticpublishing.com)
"An Open and Shut Case" by John Mattera
Young, handsome Harold is married to elderly, wheelchair-ridden Elizabeth because of her wealth. So naturally, Harold plans to murder her and inherit all that glorious money. He convinces Elizabeth that he can no longer tend to the big house by himself, and she reluctantly agrees to let him hire the following people: a nurse/companion, a housekeeper, a cook, and a groundskeeper. Who-done-it? You will be shocked to find out!
Directed by Tim Prusinowski
March 8th-10th
Produced in cooperation with Dramatic Publishing (www.dramaticpublishing.com)
"Will and Whimsy" by Alan
Haehnel
Shakespeare stands before you. A book of sonnets in his hands. 154 of them. Will you take the book? Will you read the sonnets? NO WAY!! Shakespeare isn't meant to be read. He's meant to be performed, shouted, loved, wept with, cursed over, and died for! You might think that's a bit much. Somewhat over-emotional? Fair enough. Come see Will and Whimsy! Modern scenes pair perfectly with the original text.
Directed by Meera Kumar
March 8th-10th
Produced in cooperation with Theatrefolk (www.theatrefolk.com)
"I'm a Teenager Get Me Out" by Jim Garvey
Living with parents can be rough -- especially when Mom and Dad are nothing but ordinary. So when Julie and her mother get into a battle over curfew, Julie convinces her brother, Johnnie, to hold interviews for new and improved parents. Not to be outdone, Mom and Dad conduct their own interviews for new children. Faced with a hilarious group of interviewees, including aliens and politicians, "ordinary" doesn't look so bad after all.
Directed by Ayden Makar
March 8th-10th
Produced in cooperation with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
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