It’s New Year’s Eve at the Perry mansion, and Julia and Matthew Perry seem to have it all. But Matthew wants something more -- to be rid of his wife Julia so he can have some real fun! He resolves to murder Julia by the new year’s end, and tells her so. She vows to stay alive, and tells him so. And so the game begins -- a hilarious year-long match of wits and the witless. While Julia cleverly dodges Matthew’s devious murder attempts, the Perry friends and staff are dying off mysteriously. It seems Matthew is successful in murdering everyone but Julia. As the bodies are falling, dim-witted daughter Bunny contemplates calling off her wedding to unwitting Donald since all the intended gift-bearing guests are dying. Enter Detective Plotnik -- a Sam Spade reincarnation who suspects everyone, but hasn’t a clue. That is, not until Donald stumbles upon Julia and gentlemanly butler Buttram in what Donald mistakenly perceives as a compromising situation. Donald jumps to the conclusion that Julia is the murderer -- trying to murder Matthew!
A Play by Ronald Jay
Produced by Donna Hall
Directed by Jim Hartman
Show Dates
January 18, 19, 20, 2001
Performances
Location
Cast | ||
Mathew Perry | - | Mike Gordon |
Buttram | - | Ernest Bollinger |
Julia Perry | - | Lisa Gordon |
Bunny Perry | - | Vanessa Kasper |
Donald | - | Andrew (Drew) Wicks |
Plotnik | - | Gerald Dauer |
Maids | - | Donna Hall Susan Hall |
Production Team | ||
Set Design | - | Mike Hall |
Set Construction | - | Mike Hall |
Stage Manager | - | Patti Kasper |
Stage Crew | - | Fred Hadley |
Sound | - | Mike Hall |
Lighting | - | Marty Limmer Leo Gomez |
Program | - | Glen Hamilton |
Concessions | - | Marcia Hayes |
Tickets | - | Theresa Berry |
House Manager | - | Marlene Guy |
Make-Up | - | Mitzi Becker Tammy Ankney Sally Orkowski |
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