The Signal Mountain Playhouse will be presenting their winter play this February. Here is a synopsis:
The Butler Did It, Again! is a murder mystery spoof with thinly disguised characters from the classic murder mystery genre. There's Miss Maple, a faux Miss Marple; Mrs. Danvers, the despised housekeeper in Daphne du Maurie's Rebecca; Rick and Laura Carlyle, based on the charming Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man; Chandler Marlowe, a combination of the famous mystery writer, Raymond Chandler, and the detective he created, Philip Marlowe; Louie Fan, a knock-off Charlie Chan; Tony Tallchief, based on native-American novelist, Tony Hillerman; and Ruth Dice, loosely based on Anne Rice, the queen of the vampire tale. This group gathers for a weekend mystery party in an old Louisiana manse. Unexpected guests, petty jealousies, and an escaped sanatorium patient set the stage for comedic catastrophe.
Performances are at the
Mountain Arts Community Center,
809 Kentucky Ave.,
Signal Mountain
every Friday and Saturday night from February 10th through the 25th. Tickets are $12 at the door, which includes coffee and dessert prior to curtain. Dessert service begins at 6:45 PM with curtain at 8:00. For more information go onlline to www.smph.org or call 886-5243.
The cast consists of many of your local favorites:
Characters Actors
Jane Doe - Attractive young woman Shandra Burnett
Chips - Family servant Keith Collins
Miss Maple - Dowager Janet McInturff
Mrs. Danvers - Sinister housekeeper Anne Roza
Linda Hayes - Fashion model Kendra Gross
Chandler Marlowe - Tough private eye Rob Inman
Rick Carlyle - Debonair Don Strickland
Laura Carlyle - sophisticated Sandy McCrea
Tony Tallchief - Western writer Tim Forsythe
Louie Fan - ala Charlie Chan Eric Schubert
Father White - English Vicar Lee Abelson
Ruth Dice - Vampire writer DeDe Young
I've been promised a "sneak peek" of photos soon, so keep watching my blog for more!
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