Produced by Donna Hall
Directed by Jim Hartman

Show Dates

January 18-20, 2001

Location

Fassett Auditorium, 3025 Starr Avenue, Oregon, OH 43616

It’s New Year’s Eve at the Perry mansion, and Julia and Matthew Perry seem to have it all. But Matthew wants something more — to be rid of his wife Julia so he can have some real fun! He resolves to murder Julia by the new year’s end and tells her so. She vows to stay alive and tells him so. And so, the game begins — a hilarious year-long match of wits and the witless. While Julia cleverly dodges Matthew’s devious murder attempts, the Perry friends and staff are dying off mysteriously. It seems Matthew is successful in murdering everyone but Julia. As the bodies are falling, dim-witted daughter Bunny contemplates calling off her wedding to unwitting Donald since all the intended gift-bearing guests are dying. Enter Detective Plotnik — a Sam Spade reincarnation who suspects everyone but hasn’t a clue. That is, not until Donald stumbles upon Julia and gentlemanly butler Buttram in what Donald mistakenly perceives as a compromising situation. Donald jumps to the conclusion that Julia is the murderer — trying to murder Matthew!

By Ronald Jay

Mathew Perry – Mike Gordon
Buttram – Ernest Bollinger
Julia Perry – Lisa Gordon
Bunny Perry – Vanessa Kasper
Donald – Andrew (Drew) Wicks
Plotnik – Gerald Dauer
Maids – Donna Hall, Susan Hall

Production Team

Stage Manager – Patti Kasper
Set Design and Construction – Mike Hall
Stage Crew – Fred Hadley
Sound – Mike Hall
Lighting – Marty Limmer, Leo Gomez
Make Up – Mitzi Becker, Tammy Ankney, Sally Orkowski
Tickets – Theresa Berry
House Manager – Marlene Guy
Concessions – Marcia Hayes
Program Editor – Glen Hamilton

Produced by special arrangement with
Popular Play Services
PO BOX 1206
Woodbury, CT 06798
www.popplays.com