FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2015
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GLENVILLE, WV - Students in the Glenville State College Theatre program are exploring the hilarious side of murder with their latest offering, 'Murdered to Death' by Peter Gordon.
The story begins in a dilapidated mansion filled with odd characters: Aunt Mildred (Sabrina Cochran), an older woman with a secret; her niece, Dorothy (Victoria Guillory), jealous and money hungry; and Bunting (Chase Rakes), the butler who likes the good sherry just a little too much. Even stranger characters start showing up for a weekend party: Colonel Charles Craddock (Tyler Fortney), a retired military man and Mildred’s old friend, along with his prickly wife, Margaret (Luna Lindsey Acree). A shady art dealer, Pierre (Jeremiah Underwood), inspires some French jokes, and his snooty companion Elizabeth (Brittany Robinson) sweeps in, barbed with cutting remarks.
When the local busybody, Joan Maple (Mary Lewis), shows up to wangle a dinner invitation the stage is set for murder. Because wherever Miss Maple shows up, someone ends up dead and she ends up solving it.
Hidden secrets emerge, friends become enemies and when murder happens it all hits the fan. The local constable, Thompkins (Megan Dawn Wright), teams up with the bumbling Inspector Pratt (Heather Salsbury) from Milton to solve the mystery. Now, usually the bumbling inspector is only bumbling in comparison to the adroit Joan Maple, but Pratt brings bumbling to a whole new level of bumble.
For anyone familiar with 'Clue' and the mystery novels of Agatha Christie, 'Murdered to Death' is a wonderful spoof. For everyone else, it’s just a hoot.
'Murdered to Death' opens on Thursday, November 12 and is performed on Friday and Saturday evenings November 13 and 14. All performances are at 7:00 p.m. in the Glenville State College Presidents Auditorium in the Heflin Administration Building. Tickets are free for students and $3.00 for general admission. 'Murdered to Death' is recommended for all audiences.
