Photo Preview: New Line Theatre Presents LOVE KILLS

With a cast of just four actors, this daring new rock musical, based on the story of real life murderers Charlie Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, takes us back to Nebraska in 1958, and we stand witness as the world closes in on these two teenage lovers who are charged with committing eleven murders in the course of a week. Under pressure to confess by dawn, facts blur and loyalties shift, and they have to ask themselves: how far will you go for someoNe You love?

From the truTV website: "Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate embarked on a murder spree that horrified the country. This was the country that had elected Eisenhower and Nixon for a second term in 1956 and where the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover was firmly entrenched as the national policeman. This was also a country that was undergoing unsettling cultural changes. Frightening and offensive symbols of rebellion emerged and thrived: Elvis Presley, James Dean and the whole rock and roll culture focused on a new generation that challenged the status quo of the sterile 1950s. The country that uncomfortably watched James Dean's Rebel Without A Cause in 1956 suddenly saw a Dean-like figure in Charles Starkweather to make them really uncomfortable. What was the world coming to? Were the violence and the alienation of Starkweather just the beginning of some uncontrollable trend that would destroy the fabric of society?"

The New York Times calls author and composer Kyle Jarrow "New York's hipster playwright," and Curtain Up wrote, "Jarrow's writing is messy, giddy, and poignant, and at its best, all three at once. Most importantly, Jarrow's work continues to prove that he is not afraid of playing with fire." New Line is very proud to present the world premiere of this brilliant new work.

The New Line cast includes Philip Leveling as Charlie Starkweather, Taylor Pietz as Caril Ann Fugate, Zachary Allen Farmer as Sheriff Merle Karnopp, and Alison Helmer as Gertrude Karnopp. The show is directed by Scott Miller, with a set by Frank Bradley, lighting by Kenneth Zinkl, costumes by Darren Hansen, and sound by Matthew Koch.

New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the St. Louis region in the exploration and creation of daring, provocative, socially and politically relevant works of musical theatre. New Line receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, and the Missouri Arts Council. For more about New Line, go to www.newlinetheatre.com/contact.html

LOVE KILLS runs October 1-24, on Thursday through Saturday evenings, at 8:00 p.m., at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. October 1 is a preview. All seating is general admission. Tickets are on sale now through all Metrotix outlets, including Macy's stores, the Fox Theatre, and select Schnucks stores, or by calling 314-534-1111. This show contains adult content and language.

EDUCATORS DISCOUNT: New Line now offers all currently employed educators half prIce Tickets on any Thursday night, with work ID or other proof of employment. Not valid in connection with other discounts or offers, available only at the door, and subject to availability.

MILITARY DISCOUNT: New Line now offers all active duty military personnel half prIce Tickets on any Thursday night, with ID or other proof of active duty status. Not valid in connection with other discounts or offers, available only at the door, and subject to availability.

New Line also continues to offer the COLLEGE FREE SEATS, ten seats put aside for every performance, free to anyone with a valid college student ID, one ticket per ID. The Free Seats will be available at the theatre box office, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. on performance nights only.

For other information, visit New Line Theatre's full-service website at www.newlinetheatre.com. All programs are subject to change.

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