The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Presents THE 39 STEPS 1/6-31/2010

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Patrick Barlow's fast-paced and funny adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

Performances of THe 39 Steps will be given on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, January 6-31, 2010.

Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 pm; Wednesday-Friday at 8 pm; selected Wednesday matinees at 1:30 pm; Saturday evenings at 5 pm; selected Saturday nights at 9 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 pm.

Ticket prices start at just $15 (previews) and $18 (regular performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep's online box office at www.repstl.org.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! Over 150 zany characters are played by a ridiculously talented cast of four, in a plot packed with intrigue, international danger, an on-stage plane crash, old-fashioned romance, high-spirited comedy and a death-defying finale!

In The 39 Steps, a London man with a boring life seeks escape at the theatre, where he meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. She implores him to take her home with him for safety, where she's later found murdered under shadowy circumstances.

Soon, a mysterious organization called "The 39 Steps" is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt, during which he must fight to clear his name and stop a spy ring trying to smuggle top secret information out of England. And, of course, along the way he becomes entangled with a head-strong femme fatale who doesn't make his escape any easier.

A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

The 39 Steps is adapted by playwright John Barlow from the English novel by auhor John Buchan and from the 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The cast of The 39 Steps at The Rep is Paul DeBoy as Richard Hannay, Marina Squerciati as Annabella/Pamela/Margaret, and Tyrone Mitchell Henderson and Michael Keyloun as the Men, playing practically everyone else in the show.

The Rep's production of The 39 Steps is directed by Martha Banta, who last season helmed the holiday production This Wonderful Life on the Mainstage.

The creative staff also includes James Wolk, scenic designer; Lou Bird, costume designer; Matt Frey, lighting designer; Mic Pool, sound designer; Rusty Wandall, Associate Sound Designer; T.R. Martin, stage manager; and Tony Dearing, assistant stage manager.

For more information about The Rep's production of The 39 Steps, including a guide introducing the characters, plot and background on the play; photos and video related to the production; and more, visit The Rep's comprehensive public website at www.repstl.org.

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