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october2
2014
A Murderer is Calling This Halloween
Bag&Baggage Presents
Fredrick Knott’s thrilling murder
mystery Dial “M” For Murder
this Halloween Season
in B&B’s Twelfth Night of the
Living Dead) as Thompson,
Judson Williams as Inspector
Hubbard, and Dennis Kelly
(recently seen in Clackamas
Rep’s Philadelphia Story) as
Captain Lesgate, with Scenic
Design by Megan Wilkerson
and Costume Design by B&B
Resident Costumer Melissa
Heller.
“We are so thrilled to
have Brandon joining us for
this show,” said Scott Palmer,
B&B’s Artistic Director.
“Brandon has a remarkable
reputation throughout the
region for his incredible
directing abilities and for his
attention to detail. That is
exactly what a show like Dial
“M” needs.”
Woolley, who has
assistant directed a number
of shows at Portland Center
Stage, was drawn to the script because of the strong
female lead. “At the heart of this story is a woman - and
not just any woman, a strong, sassy, scissor-wielding
woman with depth and class. She challenges the norm.
Even when she’s not onstage she is the engine and
drive for each and every moment,” said Woolley. “It’s
a strong statement that playwright Fredrick Knott is
making especially in the time period the play is set and
one that is still relevant in the 21st century.”
The show’s scenic design elements include a
Dogville-inspired fragmented set and, a first for the
company, a rain machine. “These characters are meant
to stand out as beacons of manipulation and fear against
London’s grey rain. By incorporating a rain machine
into the set, we are going to create a very specific and
very tense environment for the actors,” said Wilkerson,
“I have murdered exactly fifty-two people since
I saw you last,” says Max Halliday to his beautiful and
stylish mistress Margot Wendice in Fredrick Knott’s
thrilling Dial “M” For Murder, brought to terrifying
life this Halloween by Bag&Baggage Productions,
Hillsboro’s resident professional theatre.
Dial “M” is Knott’s most successful stage
play, eclipsing even his Wait Until Dark as a classic
of British murder mystery. The script started out as a
BBC television play in the early 1950s and enjoyed a
lengthy run in London’s West End and on Broadway
in 1952. Alfred Hitchcock took the story and turned it
into one of his best known and most celebrated films,
named one of the top ten mystery films of all time by
the American Film Institute.
Dial “M” For Murder tells the story of Margot
Wendice, whose husband Tony is a retired tennis player
and, to all appearances, an ideal husband. Betrayal,
blackmail, infidelity and murder all combine to create
a Sherlock Holmse-style mystery that keeps audiences
on the edge of their seats until the final, thrilling end.
“Unlike most murder mysteries, Dial “M”
tells the audience right up front who committed the
murder,” said Bag&Baggage Resident Actor Cassie
Greer, who stars as the feisty Margot Wendice. “The
chilling, thrilling part of the story lies in whether or not
the Inspector will be able to follow the clues and bring
the real murderer to justice.”
Guest Directed by Brandon Woolley, Portland
Center Stage’s Producing Associate and a critically
acclaimed director and actor, Dial “M” For Murder
also stars B&B Resident Acting Company Andrew
Beck as Tony Wendice and Luke Armstrong as Max
Halliday. Joining the cast are Philip Berns (recently seen
7
who has designed more than
10 shows for B&B in the past
three years.
Dial
“M”
For
Murder has its first preview
performance on October 16
and opens on Friday, October
17, running Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings at 7:30
and Sundays at 2:00 PM until
November 2. Each Friday
evening performance begins
with a lecture, part of B&B’s
new audience engagement
program The Magazine
Series, from 6:45 PM – 7:15
PM, enabling audiences to
learn more about the work of
the company. Tickets are $16
for the preview performance
and range from $20 - $30
for all other performances,
depending on night and seating
section. Tickets available
online at www.bagnbaggage.
org or by calling the box office at 503 345 9590.
About Bag&Baggage Productions: Bag&Baggage is
committed to provocative, innovative interpretations
of classical works of American and English Drama.
Through the use of major literary adaptations and
inventive stagings, the company seeks to reconnect the
great works of drama to new audiences. Bag&Baggage
is the only professional theatre in Hillsboro and is
the resident in-house performing arts group at the
historic Venetian Theatre in downtown Hillsboro. www.
bagnbaggage.org.
Dial “M” For Murder by Fredrick Knott
Directed by Guest Director Brandon Woolley
Preview Night: October 16, 2014
Performances: Thursday, Friday,
Saturday at 7:30 pm and
Sunday at 2:00 pm
October 17 – November 2, 2014
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