Coal Creek Theater of Louisville presents
Rope
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Dan Schock
Mayfair, London, 1929. Wyndham Brandon and Charles Granillo have just strangled a fellow Oxford student named Ronald Kentley—not for money, not for revenge, but for the thrill of proving they're clever enough to get away with it. They stuff the body in a wooden chest. Then they throw a dinner party. The guests include Ronald's unsuspecting father. The buffet is served on top of the chest. As the evening unfolds in nerve-shredding real time, one guest—a sharp-tongued poet named Rupert Cadell—begins to sense that something is terribly wrong. Inspired by the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, Hamilton's 1929 thriller is a cold-blooded game of cat and mouse where the killers hold all the cards—until they don't.
Run Time - 2 hours, with one 15-minute intermission
Cast and Creative Team
Assistant Director - Jim Terwilliger
Stage Manager - Michelle Jacobs
Set Design & Construction - Biz Schaugaard
Lighting Design - Shane Forman
Sound Design - Steve Rausch
Props - Peg Bolan & Jan Davison
Props Assistnat - Matt Adeletti
Costume Design - Kathleen Boyle Rausch
Costume Assistant - Jan Davison
Fight Choreography - Brian Dowling
Accent Coach - Gary Webster
Publicity - Lynn Fleming & Jaccie Kitts
Photography & Program - Lynn Fleming
Volunteers - Barbara Brieno, Ron Dailey, Megan Davis, Christian Dhainan, Alex Edwards, Megan Edwards, Tmi Heimerl, Michelle Jacobs, Jef Jesmer, Colby Kenney, Gov Landrum, Jason Law, Faye Quam, Kathleen Rausch, Steve Rausch, Dan Schock, Bzi Schaugaard
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Reviews and Testimonials
“This is SUCH a good show!! Cast is amazing, set wonderful, dark & scary. Don't miss!!!” - Michelle Jacobs
“BRAVO! Thank you for another fine CCTL production. Everyone was superb in their roles. As always, the sets are perfect and rival anything I’ve seen in much more established professional theaters. Thank you all so much for bringing live theater to our small city of Louisville and enriching its arts and cultural life!" - Guest
In the Press
The Daily Camera - “Coal Creek Theater of Louisville presents a murder mystery” (read)