CPCC Summer Theatre to Perform Deathtrap 7/1-9

CPCC Summer Theatre, Charlotte's only professional summer stock theatre, will perform the classic thriller "Deathtrap" on the College's Pease Auditorium stage this July.

"Deathtrap" is a play unlike any other, filled with multiple plot twists, action sequences, surprising laughs and clever dialogue. Audiences will delight in watching famed Broadway playwright Sidney Bruhl put murder into his plan to take credit for a student's script.
Clifford Anderson, a pupil in one of Sidney's writing seminars, has recently sent Sidney a copy of his play - "Deathtrap" - to review. The production is a five-character, two-act thriller that is perfect in its construction. Using his penchant for plot, and out of his desperate desire to once again be the toast of Broadway, Sidney, along with his wife Myra, cook up an almost unthinkable scheme: they'll lure the would-be playwright to the Bruhl home, kill him and market the sure-fire script as Sidney's own. But shortly after Clifford arrives, it's clear that things are not what they seem! Indeed, even Helga Ten Dorp, a nosey psychic from next door, and Porter Milgram, Sidney's observant attorney, can only speculate where the line between truth and deception lies.
This production will star Jerry Colbert as Sidney Bruhl, Christian Casper as Clifford Anderson and Amy Laughter as Myra Bruhl. Don't miss this opportunity to support local theatre. Reserve your seat today!

WHEN: July 1, 2, 8, 9; 8 p.m.

July 3, 2:30 p.m.
July 5, 7 p.m.

July 6 and 7, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Pease Auditorium, CPCC Central Campus, 1201 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte

CONTACT: Tickets are $17 and may be purchased online at tix.cpcc.edu, at the CPCC Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday - Friday or by calling 704.330.6534.

Central Piedmont Community College is the largest community college in North Carolina, offering close to 300 degree and certification programs, customized corporate training, market-focused continuing education, and special interest classes. CPCC is academically, financially and geographically accessible to all citizens of Mecklenburg County. In 2002, the National Alliance of Business named CPCC the Community College of the Year for its response to the workforce and technology needs of local employers and job seekers through innovative educational and training strategies.