Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” February 28, 2009

Spotlight Theatre Company
presents
The Mousetrap
By Agatha Christie
Directed by Clint Heyn

Performed at the John Hand Theater in Lowry
The Grand Dame of Mystery returns to Spotlight in what is perhaps her most famous play!

Mollie and Giles Ralston are opening their guesthouse, Monkswell Manor, for its first guests. They are new to the business and struggle with the details and an unusually heavy snowstorm. They hear on the radio that a Mrs. Maureen Lyon has been murdered in London and the suspect is wearing a dark overcoat, light scarf, and soft felt hat. More guests arrive, as does a police sergeant who kindly tells them that the killer is on the loose and all could be suspects. What follows next is an iconic and beloved classic that will leave you guessing again and again.

Spotlight Theatre Company presents Agatha Christies “The Mousetrap” February 28 – March 28 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in Denver. Performances are Friday/Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17 Adult/ $15 for Students/Seniors and available by calling 720-880-8727 or online at www.thisisspotlight.org.

Clint Heyn makes his Spotlight Theatre directorial debut with “The Mousetrap.” His cast includes stage veterans along with recent newcomers. Nils Swanson performs in the role of Giles Ralston, Deana Leinheardt as Mollie Ralston, Jeff Bontrager as Christopher Wren, Peggy Miller as Mrs. Boyle, Russ Dale as Major Metcalf, Molly Killoran as Miss Casewell, Wade Livingston as Mr. Paravicini and Jack Wefso as Detective Sergeant Trotter.

From the 1920s until the 1970s Agatha Christie was the world's most popular mystery writer’s, Christie continued to turn out gentle stories of murder and detection in polite society, sometimes publishing two or three books in a year. Her two most popular detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, were featured in 30 and 12 novels, respectively. Dozens of Christie's stories became movies, most notably the star-studded 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express. In 1971 Christie was made a Dame of the British Empire for her contributions to British literature and culture.

Christie's play “The Mousetrap” has been running continuously in London's theater district since its premiere on November 25, 1952. It is now regarded as history's longest-running play.

Spotlight Theatre Company presents Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”
A murderer is on the loose and may be a guest at the newly opened Monkswell Manor.
Feb. 28 -Mar. 28
Fri./Sat. at 7:30 p.m.
John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in Denver.
Tickets are $17 Adult/ $15 for Students/Seniors
720-880-8727 or online at www.thisisspotlight.org.