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Death By DesignWritten by Ron Urbinati
Directed by Susan Giberson PERFORMANCE DATES April 21st - May 6th, 2017 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm Sundays at 2pm BEYOND THE PAGES OF THE SCRIPT Join us on Tues 4/18 for a FREE sneak preview of Death By Design presented by Beaverton Civic Theatre and a talk by former crime lab technician Lisa Morrow on "Forensic Methods: 1930s and Now". This event is presented as a partnership with the Beaverton City Library Adult Services Department. SYNOPSIS
What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a delightful and mysterious “mash-up” of two of the greatest English writers of all time. Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests arrive unexpectedly – a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a nearsighted ingenue, a zany modern dancer – each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it’s left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime. Death by Design is more than homage – it’s a new classic. CAST LIST - (Click to Learn More About the Cast/Crew) BRIDGIT - Teresa Chrisinger JACK - Conner Brown EDWARD BENNETT - Ira Kortum SOREL BENNETT - Jemi Kostiner Mansfield WALTER PEARCE - Greg Mansfield ERIC - Sam Roberts VICTORIA VAN ROTH - Priscilla Howell ALICE - Allison Burke PRESS Beaverton Civic Theatre’s current offering, Death By Design, is a light-hearted murder-mystery-farce that asks little of its audience other than hearty enjoyment. The script, kind of a mash-up of Agatha Christie, Noel Coward, and the Marx Brothers (with just a touch of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), is laden with clever one-liners, plot twists (some predictable, some not), and unabashed slapstick. Director Susan Giberson has chosen her cast well, and directed them to go after every possible laugh like terriers with a rat’s nest – subtlety has little place on stage in this production. "BCT's Absurd Death By Design - Undemanding Fun" Westside Theatre Reviews April 25, 2017 |
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The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
