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A 50l(c)(3) nonprofit
community
theatre organization founded in 1988
Spring & fall productions,
four to seven performances each |
www.chicagostar.org
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PERFORMANCE
SPACE:
Home
Auditorium
4400 S Home Ave
(7000 west,
a few blocks east of Harlem)
Stickney, Illinois
(312) 802-8020
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Past
Production
Nov 1-8,
2003
BACK TO PAST PRODUCTIONS
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Tim
Kelly's Delightful Mystery/Comedy
In alphabetical order,
here's our cast:
Meg Collins
Sara Jean Dembowski
Kristel Flynn
Salvador Herrera
Don Maldonado
Dennis Mulvey
Len Novak
Geoff Pelzek
Bridgid Pulliam
Leslie Sage |
Jaimey Kennedy,
Guest Director
PHOTO
BY NED RISSKY
www.NedThePhotographer.com |
"The
Butler Did It" parodies every English mystery play ever written, but
it has a decidedly American flair. Miss Maple, a society dowager with a
reputation for "clever" weekend parties, invites a group of mystery
writers to eerie Ravenswood Manor on Turkey Island off the coast of San
Francisco, where they are to impersonate their fictional characters. The
hostess has arranged all sorts of amusing incidents: a mysterious voice on
the radio, a menacing face at the window, a mad killer on the loose.
Secrets abound in the creepy old mansion. Why does the social secretary
carry a hatbox everywhere she goes? Who's the corpse in the wine cellar?
Why do little figurines keep toppling from the mantle? Then a real murder
takes place, and Miss Maple is outraged. She offers a huge reward to the
"detective" who can bring the killer to justice. When the guests
aren't busy tripping over clues, they trip over each other! Laughs collide
with thrills, and the climax is a real seat-grabber as the true killer is
unmasked, and almost everyone turns out to be someone else. |
Produced by
special arrangement with Baker's Plays |
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