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The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
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Assistant Director: Josue Nunez
Assistant Director: Aubreigh Sabbota
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious "Stage Door Slasher") assemble for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy "angel." The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous "Slasher" makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the "Slasher" unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Audition Dates
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Wed, 01/29/2014 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm
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Thu, 01/30/2014 - 9:30pm to 11:30pm
Please arrive at or before 9:30pm.
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Sun, 02/02/2014 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Please arrive at or before 4pm.
Performance Dates
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Fri, 03/28/2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
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Sat, 03/29/2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
House opens at 6:30pm.
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Sun, 03/30/2014 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
House opens at 3:30pm.
General Admission: $5.00
Non-LTU Student Discount (student ID required): $3.00
Group Rates: Available upon request (email: contact@ltusoda.com)
Geoff Trowbridge: Sheet music and samples for "Everyone Can Do It Better" and "White House Merry-Go-Round".
Dr. Weinstein: SODA's Advisor.
Wally Bizon and LTU Media Services: Audio, Stage Services, and Videography.
Dr. Scott Schneider: Consultation, advice, and reinforcement!
Dean Bauer and the College of Arts and Science: Publication assistance, advice, and always being quick to assist.
Ronald Jenkins, Jr.: Stage direction and set construction.
Jacob Tincknell: For poster and advertisement graphic design.
Andreea Vasile: Photography and archiving.