[NEohioPAL]THE MOUSETRAP - Coach House Theatre - Akron, OH

Mon Sep 3 20:08:47 PDT 2007

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COACH HOUSE THEATRE AUDIENCES TO SOLVE MYSTERY OF THE MOUSETRAP

The longest running play in history to be performed in Akron

Akron, OH -This season, Coach House Theatre is thrilled to present Agatha
Christie's crowning masterpiece, The Mousetrap, from September 9th through
September 22nd.

The Mousetrap began its West End run on November 25, 1952 with Richard
Attenborough and Sheila Sim in the original cast.  It is the longest running
play in theater history with over 22,000 performances; appearing for
twenty-one years at the Ambassador theatre in England, and then from 1974
until today at St Martin's Theatre on West Street in London's East End.

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap brings together a group of strangers
stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer.
The suspects include Mr. and Mrs. Ralston, the newly married couple who run
Monkswell Manor guest house, and their suspicions nearly wreck their perfect
marriage. Others are Miss Casewell, a manly woman with a curious background;
Christopher Wren, an architect who is quite at home in the kitchen; Major
Metcalf, retired from the Army; Mr. Paravicini, a strange man whose car has
overturned in a snow drift, and Mrs. Boyle, a jurist who makes life
miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a Detective Sergeant Trotter,
valiantly arriving in a snow storm to protect the guests from the murderer.

For his Ohio directorial debut, director John D Haller brings a talented
cast of area actors together, as well as several new faces to the Coach
House Theatre stage.  The eight suspects who make up the acting ensemble in
The Mousetrap are Jennifer Bernhardt as Mollie Ralston, Jennifer's husband
Mark Bernhardt as Giles Ralston, Scott K Crim as Christopher Wren, Harriet
DeVeto as Mrs. Boyle, Barry Friedman as Major Metcalf, Emily West as Miss
Casewell and Jonathan Fletcher as Mr. Paravicini with Jeremy Joynt as
Detective Sergeant Trotter.

As readers and audiences have come to expect from a work by Agatha Christie,
red herrings and false clues abound as the tension builds to a fevered
pitch. Rare is the audience member who can spot the real culprit before he
or she is revealed on stage. And to keep it that way, it is tradition to ask
audiences not to share the ending with anyone after leaving the theatre.

Performance times are 8:00 PM Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings with
Sunday matinees starting at 2:30 PM.  Tickets are $15 for adults with
discounts for students and groups of fifteen or more.  For tickets, please
call (330) 434-7741 or visit www.coachhousetheatre.org.  Audience members
may also enjoy elegant dining in the Akron Woman's City Club before the
show.  For dinner reservations please call (330) 762-6261.  Join the
millions who have already discovered whodunit, but will not share their
secret....

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>COACH HOUSE THEATRE AUDIENCES TO =
SOLVE
MYSTERY OF THE MOUSETRAP<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The longest running play in history =
to be
performed in Akron<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Akron, OH </span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>–This season,
Coach House Theatre is thrilled to present Agatha Christie’s =
crowning
masterpiece, <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The =
Mousetrap</span></i>, from September
9th through September 22nd.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The =
Mousetrap</span></font></i><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> began its <st1:place
w:st=3D"on">West End</st1:place> run on November 25, 1952 with Richard
Attenborough and Sheila Sim in the original cast.  It is the =
longest running
play in theater history with over 22,000 performances; appearing for =
twenty-one
years at the Ambassador theatre in England, and then from 1974 until =
today at
St Martin's Theatre on West Street in London's East =
End.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Agatha Christie’s The
Mousetrap brings together a group of strangers stranded in a =
boarding
house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects =
include Mr.
and Mrs. Ralston, the newly married couple who run Monkswell Manor guest =
house,
and their suspicions nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Others are =
Miss
Casewell, a manly woman with a curious background; Christopher Wren, an
architect who is quite at home in the kitchen; Major Metcalf, retired =
from the Army;
Mr. Paravicini, a strange man whose car has overturned in a snow drift, =
and Mrs.
Boyle, a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst =
comes a
Detective Sergeant Trotter, valiantly arriving =
in a
snow storm to protect the guests from the murderer.<o:p></o:p></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

For his <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>
directorial debut, director John D Haller brings a talented cast of area =
actors
together, as well as several new faces to the Coach House Theatre =
stage.  The
eight suspects who make up the acting ensemble in The Mousetrap are Jennifer Bernhardt as Mollie =
Ralston,
Jennifer’s husband Mark Bernhardt as Giles Ralston, Scott K Crim =
as
Christopher Wren, Harriet DeVeto as Mrs. Boyle, Barry Friedman as Major =
Metcalf,
Emily West as Miss Casewell and Jonathan Fletcher as Mr. Paravicini with =
Jeremy
Joynt as Detective Sergeant Trotter.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

As readers and audiences have come to expect from a =
work by
Agatha Christie, red herrings and false clues abound as the tension =
builds to a
fevered pitch. Rare is the audience member who can spot the real culprit =
before
he or she is revealed on stage. And to keep it that way, it is tradition =
to ask
audiences not to share the ending with anyone after leaving the =
theatre.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Performance times are 8:00 PM Thursday, Friday and =
Saturday
evenings with Sunday matinees starting at 2:30 PM.  Tickets are $15 =
for adults with
discounts for students and groups of fifteen or more.  For tickets, =
please call
(330) 434-7741 or visit www.coachhousetheatre.org.  Audience =
members may also
enjoy elegant dining in the Akron Woman’s City Club before the =
show.  For
dinner reservations please call (330) 762-6261.  Join the millions =
who have
already discovered whodunit, but will not share their =
secret....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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