Fountain Hills Theater Announces SLEUTH, Opening 10/28

Fountain Hills Theater has announced the opening of the cat-and-mouse thriller, Sleuth. For immensely successful mystery writer, Andrew Wyke, life is an elaborate game where others are merely pawns at his disposal. He has amassed wealth and fame as a best-selling author of murder mysteries featuring the great detective, St. John Lord Merridew. Andrew Lures his estranged wife's lover, Milo Tindle, to his country manor house and proposes a plan. Milo will 'steal' the jewels that Andrew owns and sell them abroad. Milo gets the cash. Andrew collects on the heavily insured jewels. The plan seems like a win-win situation for both men. What unfolds is a cat-and-mouse game of epic proportions as Milo becomes unwittingly drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and gamesmanship where nothing is quite as it seems.

Shaffer said the play was partially inspired by one of his friends, composer Stephen Sondheim, whose intense interest in games-playing is mirrored by the character of Wyke. The play's first production, starring Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter, was at London's St Martin's Theatre. After four previews, the Broadway production, with Quayle and Baxter directed by Clifford Williams, opened on November 9, 1970 at the Music Box Theatre, where it ran for 1,222 performances.

Sleuth is produced by Patty Torrilhon and directed by Peter J. Hill. Sleuth features Michael Clurman, Nathaniel Cook, Jack Dwyer, Antonio Merenda and Cord Skvarek.

Sleuth will play October 28 - November 13, 2011. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. A reception will be held on Opening Night for all those attending that evening, featuring free appetizers, wine and soft drinks. Individual tickets are $25.00 for Adults and $20.00 for children 17 and under. Seniors receive a $5.00 discount on all Thursday performances. Group rates and student rush discounts are available.

All performances are at Fountain Hills Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit our website at www.fhtaz.org.

For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7.

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