Wrong Window
by Way Off Broadway Community Players

Apr. 20 (2015)

A crazy, farcical whodunit that  is  a tribute (via spoof) to the Master of Horror, Alfred Hitchcock, Off-and-on New York couple Marnie and Jeff enter an even more complicated phase of their relationship when they think they spy their cross-courtyard neighbor do away with his wife. After they draw their torn curtain, the lady vanishes, and suspicion places murder beyond a shadow of a doubt. The bumbling witnesses sneak into their neighbor's apartment - 39 steps away - and the fun begins. Among multiple door-slammings, body-snatchings, and a frantic flashlight chase scene, two questions remain: Who killed Lila Larswald? And… if she's not dead…then who is? "A barrage of gag-filled dialogue. Knee-slappingly funny from start to finish! Take the money and run to this window before it closes!" - Philip Dorian, Two River Times. "Fever-pitched one liners, puns, slapstick, pratfalls...- Asbury Park Press "With snappy dialogue peppered with Hitchcock film titles, allusions and references (there are over twenty), plus laughs aplenty, Wrong Window is a right choice for an evening's entertainment."   

 

The Roles:

 


Marnie Elbies – Back from a break from her husband.  Seems level-headed and put together, but who can really tell?

Jeff Elbies - Slightly neurotic – used to be terribly neurotic.  He’s glad Marnie’s back, but he harbors a secret.

Robbie - Jeff’s best friend, confidant, co-conspirator.  He and Midge are the normal ones of the bunch.  Or, maybe not.

Midge - Robbie’s loving wife.  Yeah, right, they love each other. In their own special way.  Midge has secrets of her own.

Thor Larswald - A large loud boisterous man.  He’s mean and no one likes him… including his much younger wife.

Lila Thorswald - Young, fit, attractive.  She is Thor’s wife, but we all wonder exactly why she is married him.

Loomis - The building’s maintenance … uhh … wierdo.  No, he’s not eccentric, he’s just plain weird.
Detective Doyle Thomas - A regular, long time detective.  A small but perfectly scene stealing role. 


 

Way Off Broadway Community Players will be holding open auditions on Monday, April 20, 2015 at 7pm for the Sixth production of our 18th Season, Billy van Zandt and Jane Milmor’s hilarious A Little Wrong Window.  It is being directed by Rick White. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There are roles for 3 women and 5 men.

Auditions are open to the public and will be held at Way Off Broadway Community Players’  theater, located in the 2243 Business Park at 11880 West FM 2243, Leander, 1 mile west of Hwy 183, just east of Bagdad Road.    


 All interested parties are encouraged to audition.

Performances will be June 5,6; 12,13; 19, 20; 26, 27 at 8 pm and a Sunday matineem June 14, 2015 at 3 pm.