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Canyon Moon Theatre Presents Murder and the Meaning of Love
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Murders are afoot at the Canyon Moon Theatre. These deeds are being plotted with precision at the local Howard Johnson—well, with as much precision as three overheated bunglers can manage, that is. Murder and the meaning of true love get a workout in a hotel room that serves as the setting of the latest Canyon Moon Theatre production. A love triangle, better described as a love circle, is at the heart of Murder at the Howard Johnson’s, by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick. This over-the-top comedy is about three clueless characters trying to dupe each another in a love triangle gone loopy. In the first act, airhead Arlene (Christina Halstead) and her dentist lover Mitchell (Ben Jayston) lure Arlene’s husband Paul (Bob Bays) to their HoJo love nest to off him. Havoc ensues. The second act, six months later, finds Arlene and Paul crafting the killing of Mitchell, the paramour who cheats on Arlene. Mayhem breaks out. In the third act, the boys want to celebrate New Year’s by bumping off the bimbo. Halstead gives us a funny, self-delusional sexpot; Jayston provides the physical send-ups as the self-involved dentist; and Bays deadpans as the bland, unsuspecting cuckold. With no hidden messages, the audience is free to sit back and laugh at the absurdities of these murder-mangling wackos. This suspense filled who-dunnit, or better yet, who-tried-to-do-it, will leave you howling for more as one murder after another is attempted and somehow fails. Halstead’s past roles include Sara McKeon in Earth and Sky, Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Lili in Carnival. Locally, her acting career includes recent performances with Canyon Moon Theatre as Sally in Talley’s Folly, Sr. Hubert in Nunsense, and as Peggy in Taffetas. Bays was lured out of acting retirement by Mary Guaraldi, after enjoying many CMT shows. Bays was featured on Broadway in Tennessee Williams' last play, Clothes for a Summer Hotel, directed by Jose Quintero, starring Geraldine Page and David Canary. Off-Broadway, his best roles were Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a musical of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Jayston’s last performance at Canyon Moon was in the acclaimed A Lion in Winter. He also co-starred in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. A member of the Laughs on the Rocks improvisational comedy troupe, he has also appeared on the east coast in Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Murder at the Howard Johnson’s has two preview performances at Canyon Moon on March 13 and 14, and opens on Saturday, March 15. The play will run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3:00 p.m., through March 30, with the exception of March 16. Single tickets for previews are $16. During the run of the show, tickets are $19. Full-time student tickets are $11. Tickets are available online or can be purchased at Rycus Corners in the Village of Oak Creek, Clothing Reflections in the Bashas’ Shopping Center in Sedona, or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006. Season X is sponsored by The Marketplace Café and supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, the Sedona Arts and Culture Commission and the Sedona Community Foundation. For more information about the current season call 928-282-6212 or visit www.canyonmoontheatre.org. |
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Where: Canyon Moon Theatre, Oak Creek Factory Outlets, Hwy 179, Village of Oak Creek Phone: 928-282-6212 Contact: www.canyonmoontheatre.org Don't keep it to yourself. Tell everyone you know! Subscribe now! Get Sedona news and events delivered right to your email. (Your privacy is protected. No spam ever, and you can unsubscribe at any time.) |
