Play blends murders and mysteries with fast-moving fun
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 2 hours, 27 minutes AGO
NEWPORT — Anybody can write a murder.
That is the thought of the Marquis Crossing Ladies Society for the Arts as members decide to craft their own murder mystery after discovering the producing someone else's play means paying royalties.
In Cook's fast-moving comedy, the Marquis Crossing Ladies Society for the Arts decides to create its own murder mystery. The group sets out to create an elaborate, operatic murder-mystery dinner theater production as a fundraiser.
However, the group learns that quite a lot can go wrong when such the decision to write and perform their very own murder mystery is made.
Northwoods Performing Arts will present "The Marquis Crossing Ladies Society's First Attempt at Murder," a comedy by Pat Cook, beginning Friday, Oct. 9, at the Circle Moon Theatre in Newport.
The production is directed by Joseph Chantry and Jennifer Miles.
As the society gets to work, their plans take a decidedly unexpected turn when two real fugitives on the run arrive on the scene and become entangled in the group's theatrical ambitions.
Before long, the distinction between the play they're creating and the trouble unfolding around them becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.
The result is a comic tangle of murder plots, mistaken identities, theatrical egos, unexpected guests and the sort of escalating confusion that makes a good farce so much fun.
Northwoods Performing Arts is presenting the production at the Circle Moon Theatre, 3645 Highway 211, Newport, Wash.
The play is slated to run Oct. 9-10, Oct. 16 to 17 and Oct. 23-24 at the Circle Moon Theatre. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. except for on Oct. 24, when it will be a matinee performance starting at 2 p.m.
The popular dinner show option is $35, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., dinner served at 6:30 p.m., and the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Show-only tickets are also available. No meal will be served Oct. 24.
Tickets may be purchased online at northwoodsperformingarts.com, by calling 208-448-1294, or in person at Seeber's Pharmacy in Newport.
For additional information, visit northwoodsperformingarts.com.