Death by Design

by Rob Urbinati

From front to back (left to right): Tom Green, Anna Lien, Andrea Kojan, Laura Hussein, Sean McCord, Pat Macomber, Flavia Ruffner, Judy McCarthy, Mike Montgomery, Stewart Moneymaker, Glen Hussein and Jim Campbell
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Victory Hall Theater

401 Valley Street, Scottsville, VA 24590

Performance Dates:

April 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

Directed By:

Sean Michael McCord

Summary:

What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noël Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend at an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a hilarious, delightful, and mysterious mash-up of two of the greatest English writers of all time. A playwright and his actress wife flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests begin to arrive unexpectedly; each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it’s left to the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide to solve the crime. Death by Design is more than homage – it’s a new classic.

Our Cast:

  • Flavia Ruffner as Bridgit, the Irish housekeeper
  • Glenn Hussein as Jack, the Cockney chauffer
  • Stewart Moneymaker as Edward Bennett, the playwright
  • Andrea Kojan as Sorel Bennett, the actress
  • Tom Green as Walter Pearce, the politician
  • Jim Campbell as Eric, the Scottish firebrand
  • Anna Lien as Victoria Van Roth, the dancer
  • Laura Hussein as Alice, the ingénue

Stage managed by Judy McCarthy and Pat Macomber

Sound by Mike Montgomery