South Bend Civic Theatre Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK, 10/26-11/11

A menacing band of thieves seeks a mysterious doll.  In their way is Suzy, a young blind woman who innocently received the doll.  A classic thriller of a young vulnerable woman fighting for her life against evil performs October 26-November 11 in the Wilson Mainstage Auditorium. 

Director Richard Baxter leads Matthew Bell, Eva Cavadini, Tucker Curtis, Joseph Goepfrich, Chad Hoefle, Erin Joines, Jessica Ring, and Jeff Starkey in the suspenseful mayhem.

Written by Frederick Knott, Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway in 1966 featuring Lee Remick and Robert Duvall in The Cast and was acclaimed as a “first rate shocker” by the New York Post.  A celebrated film adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin was produced in 1967.  Since then the play has continued to deliver tense thrills and gasps of fright from audiences.

Director Baxter describes his take on the play: “Like so many others, I first saw the film and was horrified at how these criminals tried to take advantage of this woman.  Greed can consume the mind and drive people to take extraordinary measures.   Written by the same playwright who created Dial M for Murder…..this is an extremely suspense filled play.   The play, like the film, features an elaborate scam to find a doll filled with heroin.  But the criminals meet the resistance of a singular woman- wise, keen, and adaptive- who enlists the help of a crafty child.   The story is told through the talent of a remarkable cast- experienced at bringing depth to the rich characters of the script.

I hope the audience will experience the thrilling exhilaration of suspense appropriate to the fall season – fortunately, this is a story of perseverance and victory.  We don’t often know what we are capable of until our backs are to the wall.   One note- this is not a play for younger children.   The play does not contain profanity but it is filled with gore.”

Performances take place in South Bend Civic Theatre’s Wilson Auditorium, 403 N. Main St., South Bend.  Performance times are 8:00 PM Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00 PM Sundays ($18), and 7:30 PM Wednesdays ($15).  Call the Box Office weekdays 12-6 at 574-234-1112 or order online at www.sbct.org.