Horse Trade presents
A Dysfunctional Theatre Company production of
Whispers in the Wood
By Andrew Shepherd
Director: Rick Vorndran
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8pm Tickets: $12 Adult general admission $8 students and seniors
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Starring: Patricia Comstock, Kimberly Crooks, Theresa Goehring, Amy Overman,
Kurt Roinestad, David Skigen, David Solomon & Jennifer Jill White
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A Noir Thriller About Deceit, Abuse of Power and The Influence of the Media A young man is mutilated . . His girlfriend is accused . . And the only witness is catatonic, unable to speak. A prestigious university is rocked by scandal and death when one of their brightest students, Charles Loathian, is caught cheating on his girlfriend, Lucy. Enraged, she kills her lover, mutilates his body and scatters the parts throughout the woods. An open and shut case . . or is it? When eager journalist Oliver Betters investigates the crime, he finds a sinister couple that talk about a lone witness, found wandering the forest, in shock after what he's seen. As the journalist digs deeper, he discovers a truth darker than anyone could've expected.
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"..with a twist that turns an OK plot into a play worth waiting for." - The List Festival Guide, Edinburgh, August 23, 2001 "The Dysfunctional Theatre Co. functions like a well-oiled machine." - Stage Press Weekly Whispers in the Wood d ebuted at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, 2001, produced by the Newcastle University Theater Society. It is author Andrew Shepherd's fifth play. It's also a rarity of the stage...a thriller that's actually thrilling! |
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RICK VORNDRAN (Director) has directed numerous original plays at Dysfunctional Theatre. In addition, he's written plays such as Control Freaks In Love, Please Please Please Love Me, and Michaelanglo, Renaissance P.I. Another of his plays, I Am Star Trek: The Life of Gene Roddenberry, has been staged by Dysfunctional at the New York 2000 Fringe Festival, and by Skullduggery Theater at the Edinburgh 2001 Fringe Festival, and recently at the Hackney Empire and Shaw Theater in London. The Dysfunctional Theatre Company - Founded in 1997 by its current Artistic Director, Paul Wells, Dysfunctional is a collective dedicated to light-hearted yet political work that challenged the status quo without taking itself too seriously. The company has produced over a dozen productions. In 2001 and 2002, Dysfunctional presented the original light-hearted comedies Vampire Stewardesses From Hell!! and How to Have the Ultimate Orgasm Each and Every Time, as well as more "serious" fare by Paul Wells, including Real Live Sex on Stage and Come Back to the 7-11, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley. |
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