12 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, February 2, 2007 ENTERTAINMENT GLT rehearses for murder mystery play opening next week

ROSCOE PETKOVIC “All for the better,” according to GLT Georgetown Little Theatre director Virginia Bancur. “The concept of using an empty theatre stage as the set In most murder mysteries, the audience peaked my interest immediately. The acting can guess who committed the crime. In ability of the cast has to be very strong to Georgetown Little Theatre’s (GLT) upcom- make the audience believe what they are see- ing production, Rehearsal For Murder, the ing and hearing. I believe we have such a authors have created a play with many twists cast, who are up to the challenge. Everyone I and turns, pointing the audience in different know who has read the play has fallen in directions. love with it. We hope the audience will to.” “In a mystery, the audience should never Bancur has previously directed The know what’s coming next,” playwright, Alex Shadow Walkers by Brian Tremblay and A Dennison tells the theatre folk he has gath- Case For Two Detectives for Georgetown ered to help him prepare his next play by Little Theatre. Primarily a stage manager, she reading selected scenes from the play. Where has produced for GLT and is vice-president this will lead to only the playwright knows, of the community theatre group. or does he? A little bit of greed and fear can The cast includes GLT members John make the simplest actions the most deadly. Wallace, Jessica Lee, Lisa Rasanan, Gary Rehearsal For Murder was written by McIlravey, with newcomers Christina Richard Levinson and William Link as a tele- Noguera, Patti Caruso, Brandon Laxton, vision movie in 1982 starring Robert Preston Marcel Jordan and Dwayne Mailman. Three and Lynne Redgrave. It won the Edgar Allan members of the GLT Youth Company, Tyler Poe Award for Best Television Feature or Buist, Alexis Eastman and Adam Norton, are Mini Series in 1983. Authors Richard also in the show. Levinson and William Link are best known Rehearsal For Murder, adapted by D.D. Brooke, will be presented at the John Elliott Rehearsal For Murder will be presented at for writing the Columbo series, and scripts for Theatre, February 8-10, February 14-17. The cast includes GLT members John the John Elliott Theatre, February 8-10, Ellery Queen and Murder She Wrote. D.D. Wallace, Jessica Lee, Lisa Rasanan, Gary McIlravey, with newcomers Christina February 14-17. This would make an excel- Brooke adapted the television script to a Noguera, Patti Caruso, Brandon Laxton, Marcel Jordan and Dwayne Mailman. Three lent evening out for Valentine’s Day. For stage play making a few changes along the members of the GLT Youth Company, Tyler Buist, Alexis Eastman and Adam tickets to the performances, call the Box way. Norton, are also in the show. Office, 905-877-3700.