Described as Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python, fans of murder mystery films and surreal comedy will enjoy the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Marshfield's production of "The 39 Steps."
Performances will be offered at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Helen Connor Laird Theater, 2000 W. 5th St., Marshfield. Appropriate for junior high school-age audiences or older, the show is sponsored in part by the Laird Fund for the Arts.
"The 39 Steps" is a comedy spoof on Hollywood's 1930s "whodunit" movies and adapted from Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film of the same name. Actors include UW-Stevens Point students Carly Rhyner and Lauren Gierl. Community members Andrew Spencer, Edgar Ausbourne, Mark Van Over and Ed Krall complete the six-member cast.
The story takes Richard Hannay (played by Spencer), falsely accused of murder, on a trip through England and Scotland searching for answers to the mystery of "The 39 Steps." Along the way, he encounters several spies, including one found dead in his apartment and another who aids in his escape.
General admission tickets are $12. UW-Stevens Points students may attend for free with their student I.D. To order tickets, go to www.tickets.uwsp.edu or call and leave a message at 715-389-6534. Tickets also can be purchased at the theater's box office one hour before each performance.
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