University Theatre at Angelo State University will present the Tony Award-winning drama "The 39 Steps" for its fall dinner theatre production, beginning Tuesday, November 17, in the Houston Harte University Center at 1910 Rosemont Drive.
Performances will run for one week only in the University Center's C.J. Davidson Conference Center. Show times will be at 8 p.m. each night November 17-21, with the doors opening for dinner service at 6:45 p.m. There will also be a Sunday matinee finale November 22 at 2 p.m., with the doors opening for dinner service at 12:45 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for Arts at ASU subscribers and non-ASU students, and $15 for ASU students and ASU activity card holders. Tickets are available for purchase online at angelo.edu/boxoffice or through the ASU box office.
"The 39 Steps" is a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film and John Buchan's novel of the same title. It mixes a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel and adds a dash of Monty Python to present a fast-paced thriller for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. The two-time Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over three dozen zany characters (played by a talented cast of five), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance.
Under the direction of Joshua W. Brewer, director of University Theatre, the ASU student cast includes Zaiden Lopez, Ren Dutton, Emily Morris, Robyn Wagner and Peyton McWhorter, along with understudies Clinton Moore, Emily Morris and Mikayla Salazar.
The student production staff and crew include Zjay Wright, stage manager; Francisco Rodarte and Rae Brown, assistant stage managers; Sydney Fisher, scenic designer; Nahum Rodriguez, lighting designer; Taylor Schroeder, assistant lighting designer; Addie Gregoire, costume designer; Perla Escarcega, assistant costume designer; Ja'Nae Wilson, sound designer; Edmund Davies, assistant sound designer; Mathew Abbott, sound board op; Gabbie Flores, props designer; Clinton Moore, assistant props designer/light board op; Zaiden Lopez, scenic charge; Mark Velez, deck crew; Railyn Young, wardrobe supervisor; Donald Gallegos and Kadence Tuney, dressers; and JD Raper, maitre 'd.
For ticket information or to purchase tickets through the ASU box office, call 325-942-2000. The box office is open 3-6 p.m. weekdays in the Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, 2602 Dena Drive.
The ASU production of "The 39 Steps" was adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, and is licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited.
