By Saskia Nichols
SPRING VALLEY, WI – What do an alligator, a lightning rod, some lemons and a vacuum cleaner hose have in common? They all are part of this year’s Spring Valley High School production of “Murder by Ten” by Eddie McPherson in which ten strangers spend a suspenseful weekend together on a remote island. The guests soon learn that they each have a similar dark secret in their pasts.
“It was an accident!” they all claim. But was it? You won’t be their only judge. Someone knows all of their stories and has decided to seek revenge. One by one, the guests are picked off. Can you figure out who the murderer is in time? Odds are, you’ll have better luck than these ten characters since none of them are particularly bright. In fact, their stupidity is what got them into trouble in the first place.
Based on Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel, “Ten Little Indians” (often referred to as “And Then There Were None”) the original story has been adapted to stage, screen, radio, a graphic novel, a board game and now a comedy. How can a story so grim become a comedy?
Showing at Stagehands Theatre, McKay Ave., Spring Valley on February 7 and 8 at 7:00 February 9 at 2:00 Tickets available only at door. Adults $10.00, Students $7.00 You’ll have to come see for yourself, if you dare!
