CLIFFHANGER Opens Tonight at Buck Creek Playhouse

"Take a Shot" with Buck Creek Players as we open our 42nd season of quality theatre with the comedic thriller CLIFFHANGER by James Yaffe. Opening tonight, September 25th, and continuing for two weekends through Sunday, October 4th, curtain times are 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Avenue. Admission is $18 for adults and $16 for students and senior citizens (ages 62 and up). Reservations are recommended, and may be reserved securely online with no added fees atwww.buckcreekplayers.com, or by calling our automated reservation line at (317) 862-2270. Group discounts are also available for parties of ten or more when purchased online.

Henry Lowenthal (Ray Hedin), long-time professor of philosophy is looking forward to a semi-retirement position at the college where he works so he and his wife Polly (Jan Jamison) can enjoy their golden years with some security . But their plans are destroyed when his successor, the vindictive Edith Wilshire (Kristen Wilson), refuses to recommend him for the position-an act of such calculated cruelty that the usually gentle professor grabs a bust of Socrates and strikes her with it. What now? Should he do the right thing (as he has preached to his students over the years) and turn himself over to the police? Or should he follow the advice of his more pragmatic wife and simply dispose of the body? And what about the young student (Nicholas Roman) who witnessed his crime and will resort to anything (even blackmail) to get a passing grade from him? Add to this a suspicious police detective (Steve Jerk) who is asking questions about the body of a woman found at the bottom of a cliff, and you have the ingredients for a suspenseful comedic thriller. A regional theatre success in the United States, the play was later transferred to Broadway for an extended run.

Bernard Wurger returns to direct after most recently being seen onstage as Wilf in the Buck Creek Players production of QUARTET this past January. Joining Wurger on the production team are Aaron B. Bailey and Cheryl Kern (Producers), Barney Boyd (Set Designer), Daniel Beck (Set Construction), Linda Rowand (Costume Designer), Sue Kuehnhold (Lighting Designer), Jeff Rowand (Sound Designer), and Dan Denniston(Set Decoration).

Parental guidance is suggested.

For more information or directions to the playhouse, please visit the theater's website atwww.buckcreekplayers.com.