[NEohioPAL] Coach House opening "Deathtrap" Friday

[Nancy Cates]

COACH HOUSE THEATRE

Box Office: 330-434-7741

732 W. Exchange Street

Akron, OH 44302

coachhousetheatre.com

 

  Love a good mystery?

"Deathtrap" will keep you guessing!

At Coach House Theatre October 1-18

$10 Preview Performance, Thursday, Oct. 1 only

 

Coach House opens its season with the spellbinding "Deathtrap," a by Ira
Levin, a comedy/thriller full of twists and turns that will delight
audiences hungry for a good mystery.

"Deathtrap," by Ira Levin, holds the record as the longest-running
comedy-thriller on Broadway. A popular 1982 movie starred Christopher Reeve,
Michael Caine, and Dyan Cannon.

The show stars Terry Burgler (one of Coach House's two Artistic Directors)
as Sidney Bruhl, a washed-up Broadway playwright who desperately needs a hit
to revitalize his career. A promising young writer named Clifford Anderson
(Andrew Cruse, known to Northeast Ohio audiences for his many leading roles
with the Ohio Shakespeare Festival) delivers Sidney a terrific new play,
which could be just the break he needs. Sidney tells his wife Myra (Coach
House favorite Holly Humes) that he thinks the play might even be worth
killing for. 

But things do not exactly goes as planned .

DEATHTRAP will be onstage at Coach House Theatre Oct. 1-18, 2009.

 

The Playwright

Ira Levin (August 27, 1929 - November 12, 2007), has written several
well-known novels, including  Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil and The
Stepford Wives.

His novel A Kiss Before Dying, earned him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best
First Novel and was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956, and again in
1991. In 1968, Rosemary's Baby was made into a now-classic horror film
starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. 

"Deathtrap," his best known play, brought Levin his second Edgar Award. 

 

The Director

Nancy Cates is beginning her second year as one of Coach House's two
Artistic Directors, In past seasons here she has directed Steel Magnolias,
Barrymore's Ghost, Tonight at 8:30, Driving Miss Daisy, Oh, Coward!, and Hay
Fever. She is also one of the two Artistic Directors of the Ohio Shakespeare
Festival, which performs each summer at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, as well
as periodically at Coach House and the Players Guild of Canton. 

Nancy is a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SSDC).

 

The Cast

Andrew Cruse (Clifford Anderson)

Terry Burgler (Sidney Bruhl)

Holly Humes (Myra Bruhl)

Dede Klein (Helga ten Dorp)

Tom Stephan (Porter Milgrim)

 

"Deathtrap" will be presented October 1-18. Curtain times are Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Dinner or
Brunch is available to all theatre patrons prior to every performance at the
Akron Woman's City Club next door.

Tickets are $16. The box office opens one hour before the show. Coach House
Theatre is located at 732 W. Exchange Street, in Akron, next to the Akron
Woman's City Club, and at the corner of W. Exchange and N. Portage Path.
Reservations are recommended by calling our box office at 330-434-7741.

 

And join us for the rest of our fantastic new season, which includes:

"You Can't Take It With You" -- Dec 3 - Dec 20

"Witness for the Prosecution" -- Feb 5 - Feb 28

"Doubt" -- Mar 25 - Apr 11

"Leading Ladies" -- May 13 - Jun 6

Visit us at www.coachhousetheatre.com!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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