SAXTONS RIVER-The Rockingham Free Public Library, in collaboration with Main Street Arts, invites the community to an evening of mystery and murder with a production of Murder by the Book, a play written by Louise Teasdale and sponsored by mystery author Louise Penny.
Performances will be Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. at Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.
The town of Two Spruce is about to lose their beloved library. A team of volunteer actors comes to its financial rescue by staging a murder mystery fundraiser. But on opening night, a real murder most foul threatens to thwart their theatrical aspirations. Lucy the Librarian and a team of quirky volunteer actors and library lovers scramble to solve the crime before the curtain rises and the library is lost forever.
The script for the play comes compliments of an interesting project created by Teasdale and Penny.
After the fundraising success of staging the play at the oldest free library in Québec, many librarians asked the duo about using that script as a fundraiser for their own libraries. But that script was just too specific to Québec's Eastern Townships area; other communities wouldn't get the jokes. So, Penny commissioned Teasdale to write a royalty-free and adaptable script that can be produced by any library, anywhere.
Tickets are $12 general admission and are available at mainstreetarts.org and at the door. Directed by Sam Howard, the show features a talented ensemble of local actors.
For more information, contact Sam at [email protected], 802-463-4270, or visit mainstreetarts.org. This production will benefit the Rockingham Free Public Library.
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