Deathtrap
directed by Matt Salton
Oct. 17-19, 24-26, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 2, 2:00 p.m.
The Davies Foundation Auditorium
52 Church St., Kingston, ON
Left to right: Ben Charland, Tom Abram and Moira Demerest. |
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl is a successful writer of Broadway thrillers. But his life isn't all it seems. His great success, a thriller called The Murder Game, is some years in the past now, and as Sidney says, nothing recedes like success. More recently, he has produced a string of flops. Living mainly on his wife Myra's money and accustomed to a lifestyle encouraged by his early success, Sidney now faces a shortage of funds.
Angie Roberts and Robert Bruce. |
A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from Clifford Anderson, a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college. It's a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney's plan, which he devises with his wife's help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts.
Clifford arrives at Sidney and Myra's home, and it soon becomes apparent that Sidney's plan involves something more sinister than a collaboration. Thereafter the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness and an abundance of thrills and laughter right up to the final, startling moments of the play.
Opening in 1978, Deathtrap had a four-year run on Broadway and a three-year run in London's West End. It won the Mystery Writers' of America Best Play award and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. A film adaptation with Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon and Christopher Reeve appeared in 1982.
Cast |
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| Sidney Bruhl | Ben Charland |
| Myra Bruhl | Moira Demerest |
| Clifford Anderson | Tom Abram |
| Helga Ten Dorp | Angie Roberts |
| Porter Milgrim | Robert Bruce |
Production Crew |
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| Producers | John Corrigan James Gow |
| Director | Matt Salton |
| Stage Manager | Christianne Wojcik |
| Asst. Stage Manager | Sue Owen |
| Stage Crew | Rebecca Lee Cindy Chappell |
| Set Design | Kathryn Lanthier |
| Lighting Design | Will Britton |
| Sound Design | Matt Salton Kim Coffman-Dressel |
| Costume Design | Whitney Purdy |
| Set Dressing | Ruth Moore Claire LeSage Doug Stewart |
| Makeup & Special Effects | Esme Purdy |
| Lighting Operation | James Leslie |
| Set Construction | Bob Brooks Grant Buckler John Corrigan James Gow Lorna Jodoin D.T. McNichol Adrienne Yee |
| Set Painting | John Corrigan James Gow Kathryn Lanthier Esme Purdy Whitney Purdy Bernd Steglich Jay Steglich Christianne Wojcik Adrienne Yee |
| Lobby Photography | Ian Malcolm |
| Archival Photography | Grant Buckler |
| Poster Design | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Lobby Art Curator | Liz Schell |
| Front of House Co-ordinator | Steve Powell |