“Voices in the Dark” January 7, 2010

Denver Victorian Playhouse
Voices in the Dark
by John Pielmeier
Directed by El Armstrong

“Voices in the Dark” opens on Thursday January 7 and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. through February 20. Tickets are $12 for opening night January 7; $22 all other shows and are available by calling 303-433-4343 or online at www.denvervic.com.
Mysterious phone calls, a remote cabin, a storm and a woman alone are all part of the stew that John Pielmeier cooks up for “Voices in the Dark.” At the play’s start, we meet Dr. Lil, a psychotherapist with the #1 radio talk show in the country who has an astounding track record for saving desperate callers’ lives. She juggles a commuter marriage with her husband based in Washington, D.C., while she broadcasts from Manhattan.
Her career is soaring, but her marriage has taken a nosedive, so she arranges a weekend retreat to her husband’s cabin in the Adirondacks to try and sort things out. Some mysterious phone calls that start on her radio show follow her to the cabin, and when her husband doesn’t arrive as planned, Lil is left alone for the weekend. Soon the ominous phone calls continue, and she has more than her marriage to save – perhaps her very life.
The cast, under the direction of El Armstrong, includes Erica Lyniece Cain (Caller #1), Annie Gavin Li (Lil), Wade Scot Livingston (Blue), Seth Maisel (Owen), Tim Shaeles (Red), Austin Terrell (Bill), Joseph C Wilson (Hack) and Wade P Wood (Egan).
John Pilelmeier began his career as an actor, working at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Guthrie Theater, Milwaukee Rep, Alaska Rep, Baltimore’s Center Stage, and the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights’ Conference. It was at the O’Neill that his play Agnes of God was first staged. A co-winner of the Great American Play contest, Agnes premiered professionally at Actors Theatre of Louisville, which production was followed by several regional productions and a seventeen month run on Broadway. Voices in the Dark, produced on Broadway and winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Play.
Denver Victorian Playhouse presents
“Voices in the Dark”
On the 13th day of Christmas, all hell breaks loose.
Jan 7 – Feb 20
Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun at 2 p.m.
Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker Street in Denver
Tickets are $12 for opening night January 7, $22 all other shows
303-433-4343 or online at www.denvervic.com.
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