Maui OnStage Opens Season with a Mysterious Comedy - The Mystery of Irma Vep
Posted by operations@mauionstage.com on November 7, 2006, 3:48 pm
Maui OnStage Opens Season with a Mysterious Comedy - The Mystery of Irma Vep
What is likely to be the laugh hit of Maui OnStage???s season is ???The Mystery of Irma Vep, a Penny Dreadful???. The title ???Irma Vep??? is an anagram (we???ll let you figure that one out) and Penny Dreadful relates to the 19th-century fiction genre that seeded the pulps. Charles Ludlam???s sidesplitting gothic spoof uses the sleight-of-hand magic trick of two actors playing eight roles, requiring constant costume, wig and personality shifts that will keep you laughing as the mystery unfolds.
The numerous roles in Irma Vep are expertly filled by Tom Althouse and Alexander Cardinalli, last seen together in Maui OnStage???s ???Little Shop of Horrors???. The production is directed by Terry Berliner.
The Mystery of Irma Vep runs Weekends November 17th through December 3rd. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 5pm, with a special opening night Gala dinner at 6pm on November 17th only. Performance tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for seniors 65 and better and students, with a special bargain matinee price of $12 for every seat on Sunday. Opening night dinner is $20 (in addition to the ticket price) for a full gourmet meal, with proceeds benefiting Maui OnStage programs.
Tickets are available in advance at the MOS ticket outlet, ???If the Shoe Fits???, just a few doors down from the Iao Theater at 12 N. Market St. Wailuku. Tickets are also available online at www.mauionstage.com up to three hours prior to curtain. People that purchase tickets at the shoe store or online are admitted 40 minutes prior to curtain through the VIP door. Tickets may also be reserved by telephone to be picked up at the door by calling the Maui OnStage box office at 242-6969. While generally acceptable for all audiences, The Mystery of Irma Vep is not recommended for young children. Located at the Historic Iao Theater at 68 N. Market Street in Wailuku.
Please email operations@mauionstage.com.
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