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Wimberley Players Present 'It Could Be Any One of Us' at the Greenhouse Theatre in Wimberley, Texas
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There is murder coming to the Greenhouse Theatre with Alan Ayckbourn's comedy thriller, It Could Be Any One of Us, which opens November 18, and runs weekends through December 4, 2005. Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM.
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Sir Alan Ayckbourn,
knighted in 1997, is one of Britain's most successful dramatists, and
is widely known for the wit and ingenuity with which he portrays the
foibles and anxieties of England's suburban middle class and their
conflicts with those in social spheres above and below them. The
Wimberley Players have had the pleasure of producing several of
Ayckbourn's plays including Absurd Person Singular, Relatively
Speaking, and last year's holiday hit, Season's Greetings.
It Could Be Any One of Us is, in fact, a murder mystery, but it is not
your typical whodunit. It has all the traditional ingredients; a remote
English country house occupied by a family of artistic failures
haggling over a will on a dark and stormy night. In this master
playwright's hands it becomes a spoof on the Agatha Christie genre with
numerous surprising twists and turns, and is "laced with all the
wit and sharp humor we have come to expect of an Acykbourn production."
(Reviewer's quote)
The Chalke siblings live together rather acrimoniously in the family
residence that belongs to Mortimer, the eldest, and heir to the estate.
Over the past thirty years Mortimer has composed eight symphonies,
three operas, two oratorios, countless concertos for violin, piano,
oboe, cello, and bassoon, none of which has ever been performed in a
concert hall. Younger brother Brinton is a painter who spends long
hours closeted in his studio, but no one has ever seen an example of
his work. Sister Jocelyn has labored on her writing through all these
years, but remains an unpublished author. She did produce a daughter,
Amy, a sullen young woman whose one passion seems to be
food. Norris Honeywell is the fifth member of this
unusual household. He is Jocelyn's special friend, and a self-styled
private detective who has never solved a crime. A very frightened young
woman, Wendy Windwood, joins this group on a stormy night that is made
for murder!
Director Albert Rouse, has assembled a talented cast to keep the
audience laughing and guessing the identity of the murderer and his/her
victim. Rob Sandefur as Mortimer, the frustrated and disillusioned
composer, has lengthy credits as actor and director with the Players,
and most recently directed this year's highly rated Jake's Women.
Rob serves on the Player's Board of Directors as Theatre Operations
Manager. Calvin White of Austin is Brinton whose paintings no one has
seen. Calvin just completed a highly successful run in I Love You,
You're Perfect, Now Change. Judith Laird, another Greenhouse
veteran, is Jocelyn Polegate who writes books that never get published.
Judith starred in this year's productions of Steel Magnolias and The
Sloth. She is also serving as producer of this show. Cynthia Densmore
is Amy, Jocelyn's rebellious daughter. Cynthia was last seen as Sheila
in this spring's production of Jake's Women. Allan Eastwood,
president of the Wimberley Player's Board of Directors, fills the role
of the incompetent detective, Norris Honeywell. Allan has many acting
credits with the Players, and starred most recently in the 2004
production of Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings. A newcomer to the
Greenhouse Theatre is Melinda Ellisor as Wendy Windwood who may or may
not be the murder victim?????
Reservations for a delightful evening of sleuthing and laughter can be
made at any time, night or day, by calling (512) 847-0575, or you can
buy your $13 tickets at the Player's Box Office in the Ozona Motor Bank
lobby beginning November 14. Box Office hours are Monday-Friday 1-5 PM.
A complimentary champagne buffet will follow the opening night
performance.
-- Carolyn Hart --
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