Photo Flash: Production Photos of PHANTOM KILLER; Opens Tonight, 1/31, at Abingdon

Off-Broadway's Abingdon Theatre Company continues its 17th Season with the world premiere of PHANTOM KILLER opening on January 31. PHANTOM KILLER, helmed by Jules Ochoa, is a new thriller by Jan Buttram, author of "Texas Homos"

In PHANTOM KILLER, on a scorching hot Texas night in 1946, Luke parks on a deserted country road with his new wife Jessie. A Texas Ranger searches the same road, hunting a serial killer. Before the three part ways, plans change, a deal is struck, a heart breaks, and everyone is guilty. Wrenn Schmidt, recently seen Off-Broadway in JAILBAIT, co-stars as Jessie; with Denny Bess as Randy, the Texas Ranger; and Jon McCormick as Luke.

PHANTOM KILLER features set design by David B. Ogle; costume design by Kimberly Matela; lighting design by Travis McHale; and sound design by David Margolin Lawson. Production stage manager is Genevieve Ortiz.

Playwright Jan Buttram is the Artistic Director and founding member of the Abingdon Theatre Company, which has produced her plays TEXAS HOMOS; GLORY GIRLS; THE PRESIDENT AND HER MISTRESS; ZONA, THE GHOST OF GREENBRIER; PRIVATE BATTLES; and THE PARKER FAMILY CIRCUS. Ms. Buttram began her professional theatre career as an actress with the New Orleans Repertory Theatre, under the direction of June Havoc. She received a major grant from the Berrilla Kerr Foundation and the 1995 Roger L. Stevens Award from the Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays. TEXAS HOMOS was published in Smith and Kraus' Ten Best New Plays of 2005.

PHANTOM KILLER was also developed this past summer at the Telluride Playwrights Festival; Jennie Franks, Executive Director.

Performances of PHANTOM KILLER run January 22 through February 14 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Streslin Theatre (312 West 36th Street): Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm; Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm; and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are $25. For reservations, visit www.abingdontheatre.org or call 212-868-2055.

PHOTOS BY KIM T. SHARP

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