Wait Until Dark

by Frederick Knott

Directed by Betty Gibson

December 2-4, 1971

   The Story  

A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered the situation becomes more urgent. The con man and his ex-convicts, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor, figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade. But when Roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service.

  The Cast   

Mike Talman	Larry Goodwin
Sgt. Carlino	James Karasek
Harry Roat	George Lancaster
Susy Hendrix	Arden Andreas
Sam Hendrix	Bill Wilber
Gloria	Tammy Saleska
Policeman #1	William Taylor III
Policeman #2	William Wilber III

  Production Staff   

Director	Betty Gibson
Production Manager	Veda Rogers
Assistant to Director	Sharon Shetler
Sets	Bruce Rogers*, Warren Andreas, Tom Bossi, Richard Gibson, Tom Herlocker, Roy Kempf, William Taylor III
Lighting	Don Gibson
Properties	Eleanor Richardson*, Sheila Ferris, Jacquelyn Russell
Costumes	Virgina Wilber
Makeup	Libby Clifford, Jane Lamb
Publicity	Marilyn Taylor*, Carole Nahnsen, Millie Meyer, Becky Voelzke
Concession	Norma and Tom Bossi, Bill Taylor
House Manager	Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kempf
Tickets	Winfield Recreation Center
Photographers	George McNeish, Stan Reimer
Programs	Don WIlson*, Phyllis Parmenter, Marianne Ries

*Denotes designer or chairperson