On stage this week
By Casey Gillis on Nov. 08, 2007
IF YOU’RE GOING
WHAT: Little Town Players Presents “Appointment with Death”
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Nov. 16 and 17; 2 p.m. Nov. 18
WHERE: Elks National Home on Ashland Avenue in Bedford
TICKETS: $10 for adults and $8 for children. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at (540) 586-5881 or by e-mailing
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INFO: (540) 586-5881
SYNOPSIS: In Agatha Christie’s classic tale, a group of travelers — including Lady Westholme, her young, English doctor companion and a French colleague; a suave American; an Englishman from Lancashire; and Mrs. Boynton, a domineering American woman, and her four stepchildren, who aren’t too fond of her — are staying at a Jerusalem hotel. When Mrs. Boynton dies, everyone is a suspect, even though she was ill enough to die a natural death.
IF YOU’RE GOING
WHAT: Arsenic and Old Lace
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Nov. 16 and 17; 2 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Appomattox Courthouse Theatre, 113 National Park Dr. in Appomattox
TICKETS: $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at Baines Books in Appo-mattox or by calling (434) 352-7611
INFO: (434) 352-7611
SYNOPSIS: In this dark comedy, two charming and innocent old spinsters populate their cellar with the bodies of the lonely old men they have “helped find peace.” They’re not the only murderous ones in the family. Their nephew, Jonathan, is a serial killer who has just received plastic surgery to conceal his identity, and now he resembles horror film actor Boris Karloff. Trying to keep this crazy family under control is theater critic Mortimer Brewster, who is dealing with his own personal struggles about whether or not to go through with his upcoming marriage.
IF YOU’RE GOING
WHAT: Barefoot in the Park
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17
WHERE: E.C. Glass High School’s Alumni Studio Theatre
TICKETS: $8. Tickets can be purchased in the auditorium lobby weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the door one hour before each show.
INFO: (434) 522-3712, ext. 3511, or http://www.ecglasstheatre.org
SYNOPSIS: The second play written by Neil Simon, America’s most prolific comedic playwright, is the story of a domestic dispute between newlyweds. Corie is the young housewife, trying to keep life exciting while making a home for her and new husband Paul on the fifth floor of a Greenwich Village walk-up. He’s working hard at starting his career as a lawyer, and she’s eager to be romantic and spontaneous. In addition to their squabbles, Corie and Paul also have to deal with Corie’s meddling mother and a bohemian upstairs neighbor.
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