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This is a thrilling “theatrical” mystery in which your theatre becomes the set for the play. The playwright turns on the stage work light and prepares for the first reading of his new play. The actors, producer, director and others connected with the show come onto the stage, and under their humorous (and utterly real) theatrical talk, tension grows. We discover that everyone connected with this play was involved with another play by the same playwright. At its opening night, exactly a year ago and in this same theatre, the beautiful leading lady, who was also the playwright’s fiancee, was murdered! As these people start with the new play, startling connections to the murder begin to unfold. The growing tension reaches the boiling point with surprising revelations, countered by others even more surprising. The dazzling, yet basically logical twists build to a climax and solution that are theatrically stunning!
(In order of appearance)
Alex Dennison – Ken Smith
Ernie – Al Schimel
Sally Bean – Kaija Rayne
Monica Welles – Ruth Arnell
Loretta – Nancy Wagner
Lloyd Andrews – Clark Barton
Bella Lamb – Inge Adams
Karen Daniels – Roseann “Rosie” Coleman
David Mathews – Matthew J. Patten
Leo Gibbs – Gene Schuldt
1st Police Officer – Danny Lewis
2nd Police Officer – Ed Carroll
Man in Auditorium – Bob Fuchs
Mr. Santoro – Paul Pfannenstiel
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Director – Mark Salentine
Set Designer – J. Michael Desper
Lighting Designer – Marty Wallner
Properties Coordinator – Teri Eisenhauer
Costume Coordinators – Shelley Beier, Pat Boeck, Betty Nordengren, & Ruth Schmidt
Sound Designer – Jan Pritzl
Stage Managers – Jean Casey, Janine Bannier, & Nancy Wagner
Fight Choreographer – Gene Schuldt
Adapted for the stage by D.D. Brooke
From the television play by Richard Levinson & William Link