Ravenscroft
by Way Off Broadway Community Players
Mar. 02 (2015)
On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the death of Patrick Roarke . Ruffing becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending, but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter with truth or something even stranger.
This psychological drama is a Gothic thriller, that is both funny and frightening.
Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the WOBCP theatre; casting one adult male, five adult females
Geoff Rake directs.
