Tucson: TOP HAT presents 'THE BUTLER DID IT'

 

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From: Elizabeth Gooden [mailto:elizabethgooden@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:27 PM
Subject: TOP HAT'S 'THE BUTLER DID IT'
 

Top Hat Theatre Club

3110 East Fort Lowell   Tucson, Arizona 85716

(520) 326-6800 

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

OCT 25, 2006

Contact: Elizabeth Gooden 319-9329

E-mail: elizabethgooden@cox.net

 

Top Hat Theatre Club presents:

The Butler Did It by Walter Marks and Peter Marks

 

Performance Schedule:

     Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 3:00

 

Preview Performances*:

     Friday, Nov 10

     Saturday, Nov 11

     Sunday, Nov 12

     Friday, Nov 17 

* no interruptions.

 

Opening night: Saturday, Nov 18

Closing: Sunday, Dec 17

 

Plot:

 

 The scene is the set where Anthony J. Lefcourt, writer and director, is rehearsing his new play, a "classic whodunit" (in which all the characters are named Butler) with which he hopes to regain the success that has eluded him in recent seasons. Desperately eager to stimulate his cast to their best efforts, he has deliberately withheld the final scene of the play from them, but his patience is worn thin by the petty jealousies and romantic rivalries that detract from their concentration. In an effort to spur them on he "stages" the murder of one of the actresses, after which the plot begins to twist and turn with such dazzling ingenuity—and hilarity—that soon actors and audience alike have lost track of what is real and what is make-believe—until a surprise ending sets matters straight in a most bizarre and ironic way.

 

Cast:  

     Bruce Bieszki as Anthony J. Lefcourt

     Tony Ekstat as Robert            

     Steve Cruz as Michael                                Heather Van Houten as Natalie                    

     Michelle Turner as Claudia                           James Wilson as Sam                                  

Production Staff:

     Director: James Gooden

     Set Design: JaMarcus Williams

     Light & Sound Design: James Wilson

     Costume Design: Elizabeth Gooden

     Stage Manager: Ryan Butler

 

Location: Top Hat’s intimate performance space is located at the South East corner of Fort Lowell and Country Club and is dedicated to presenting fun and entertaining theatre.

 

Admission:

     Preview performances: 12.00

     Students, seniors and military: 15.00

     Regular tickets: 17.00

     Groups of 10 or more: 11.00 per person

 

Reservations: 326-6800

 

More information can be found at:

 

tophattheatreclub.com

 

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