SSP presents The 39 Steps

Second Street Players presents

The 39 Steps

based on the classic Hitchcock film

written by Patrick Barlow

directed by Tommye Staley

Fridays, JAN 26 and FEB 2 at 7:00p

Saturdays, JAN 27 and FEB 3 at 7:00p

Sundays, JAN 28 and FEB 4 at 2:00p

The Riverfront Theater

2 South Walnut Street / Milford, Delaware 19963

THE CAST

Richard Hannay... Jose Bernard

Compere, Announcer, Sheriff, Heavy, Mrs. McGarrigle... Phil Staley

Mr. Memory, Policeman, Crofter, Mr. Willie McGarrigle,

Salesman 1, Heavy 1... John Moller

Anabella Schmidt, Pamela... Carol Torrey

Milkman, Salesman 2, Policeman, Pilot 1, Professor Jordan,

Mr. Dunwoody... Tommy Trietly

Paperboy, Conductor, Margaret, Mrs. Jordan... Lezlie Eustis

Sinister 1, Policeman, Pilot 2, Heavy... Glenn Outten

Mr. Higgins, Sinister, Policeman, Mr. McQuerrie... Mary Harbeson

Audience... Art Paul, Rosemary Paul, Emily Harbeson,

Beverly Henderson, Naomi Harbeson

Train Passengers... Beverly Henderson, Naomi Harbeson,

Emily Harbeson, Rosemary Paul, Glenn Outten

Party People... Naomi Harbeson, Rosemary Paul,

Beverly Henderson, Emily Harbeson, Art Paul, Glenn Outten

Vaudeville Tappers... Emily Harbeson, Naomi Harbeson

Audience, Sinister 2... Mike Amory

THE PRODUCTION STAFF

Director... Tommye Staley

Asst. Director... Mike Amory

Producer... Steven Haber

Stage Manager... Art Paul

Stage Crew... Naomi Harbeson, Emily Harbeson,

Beverly Henderson, Rosemary Paul

Lighting Design... John Moller

Sound Board... Ashby Amory

Light Board, Publicity... Josh Gross

Set Design and Props... Mike Amory, Phil Staley

Costumes... Carol Torrey

Photography, Sound Effects, Music... Len Willens

Front of House... Tracy Dissinger

Webmaster... John Zinzi

ABOUT THE SHOW...

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have Patrick Barlow's The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre!

This two-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters played by a ridiculously talented cast (each donning multiple personas), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!

The plot: a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale!

A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

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“Theatre at its finest! [...] Absurdly enjoyable! This gleefully theatrical riff on Hitchcock's film is fast and frothy, performed by a cast of four that seems like a cast of thousands."

- The New York Times

“Ingenuous! A dizzy delight!" - Daily News

"Riotous [...] marvelous!" - New York Post

"Rollicking Fun! Hugely Entertaining!" - Sunday Times

"A wonderful triumph of theatre!" - BBC Radio 4

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