Wait Until Dark — February 6, 7 & 8

January 19th, 2009 | Posted in Events, Journal | 2 Comments »

Roat (Wes) explains the plan to Mike & Car­lino (Steve & Jeff) at rehearsal.

Syn­op­sis:

“A sin­is­ter con-man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Car­lino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the loca­tion of a mys­te­ri­ous doll, which they are much inter­ested in, to the Green­wich Vil­lage apart­ment of Sam Hen­drix and his blind wife, Susy. Susy refuses to reveal its loca­tion, and with the help of a young neigh­bour, real­izes she is the vic­tim of a bizarre cha­rade. She knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, and man­ages to find a way to level the play­ing field.”

- short­ened con­sid­er­ably from the script synopsis.

Jess’s Take:

This show is going to be per­formed at the Ariel The­atre in Gal­lipo­lis on the first full week­end of February.

Wait Until Dark fol­lows a line of great picks by direc­tor Michelle Miller, such as Mis­ery and Bro­ken Up, that have pushed the bound­aries of Gallia’s The­atre scene. I love work­ing with Michelle, who makes a habit of pick­ing shows for adults to apre­ci­ate. Star­ring such local favorites as Wes­ley Jack­son as the sin­is­ter Harry Roat, and Stephen Sis­son as the con-man Mike Tal­man, this show won’t disappoint.

Saman­tha Fooce, play­ing Susy Hen­drix, and Jeff Wittman as Ser­gent Car­lino are great adi­tions to Michelle’s usual cast picks. And the spunky Coryn Lord as the young neigh­bor Glo­ria adds her usual flare to the stage. You’ll also see J.D. Markley make an appearence as Sam Hen­drix. You’ll not be see­ing me, I’ll be back­stage pulling cur­tains and mov­ing set pieces

So, if you’re look­ing for some­thing a lit­tle dif­fer­ent (and with bet­ter sound & pic­ture qual­ity) than a movie at Spring Val­ley– try see­ing a live show. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat.

For More Information:

Show Info at the Ariel — Order Tick­ets Here.
Google Book Result — See the Script
More Info on Fredrick Knott — The Play­wright, see what else he’s done.
Wait Until Dark -
The Movie star­ring Audry Hep­burn, 1967 Thriller Flick

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