Circle’s SPEAK THE SPEECH Reading Series: “Dial M for Murder”

December 4, 2016

Circle Players, Inc. is proud to present the next installment of our SPEAK THE SPEECH series of script-in-hand readings of great plays, the classic “Dial M for Murder” by Frederick Knott, directed by Diane Teichman. Come enjoy this beloved mystery written in 1953, the decade in which Circle was founded, as the first staged reading of our 65th anniversary season!

THE STORY: Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. He blackmails a scoundrel he used to know into strangling her for a fee of one thousand pounds, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. But the best laid plans…

“…original and remarkably good theatre—quiet in style but tingling with excitement underneath.” —NY Times. “It’s a holiday for the whodunit fans, and, as such, it couldn’t be more welcome.” —NY Herald-Tribune.

CAST:
Tony Wendice – Nils Swanson
Margot Wendice – Shawna Lagan
Captain Lesgate – Noah Stanzione
Max – Bassam Kaado
Narrator – Dawn Lanoue

Event begins at 3 PM.

Admission is FREE, with a suggested dontation of $5.00