Murder mystery set in Carbondale
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Mystery is served in The Stage Company's season-opener, Agatha Christie's Thriller Whodunit, The Unexpected Guest. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The foggy countryside of Wales provides the backdrop for this thriller that is sure to elicit your best investigative skills. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Even the least suspicious among the crowd will fall victim to this tantalizing puzzler. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">During intermission, those in attendance will guess 'whodunit.' </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The ticket that gets drawn with the correct answer will win a prize. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Performances of The Unexpected Guest are Oct. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at the Varsity Center for the Arts, located at 418 South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>About The Play</strong></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">One dark, fog-bound night in Wales, a stranger enters a manor and discovers a murder scene, and a household offering no credible explanations. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">As police investigate, answers lead to more questions, and a Pandora's Box filled with love, hate, suspicion, and intrigue bursts forth in a perplexing mystery that will keep you guessing at each unexpected turn. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Directors/Cast</strong></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Director-Christian H. Moe.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Assistant Director-Jacquie Betz.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Richard Warwick-Nick Earll.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Laura Warwick-Becky Shaffer.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Michael Starkwedder-Jim Busch.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Miss Bennett-Jeanne Ferraro.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Jan Warwick-James Allen.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Mrs. Warwick-Bonnie Wheeler. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Henry Angell-James Earles.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sergeant Cadwallader-Sam Foskey.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Inspector Thomas-Pete Housman.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Julian Farrar-Jim Ferraro.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Lawrence Dennis-Radio Voice/Consultant.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Beginning Saturday Oct. 10, tickets can be purchased at the Varsity Center Box Office on Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and one hour prior to performances. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Tickets may also be purchased over the phone during these hours.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">To purchase tickets over the phone, call the box office at 618-549-5466, or for a small convenience fee, purchase tickets online anytime by visiting www.stagecompany.org.</span></p>