(STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – Ira Levin’s Tony Award-nominated comedy thriller “Deathtrap” opens on Friday, July 3 at 8pm and runs through Saturday, July 25, 2015, at 8pm, at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Fitzpatrick Main Stage Theater. Recognized as the longest-running comedy thriller on Broadway, Deathtrap is a sidesplitting romp of a play within a play. The all-star cast includes Gregg Edelman, Alison Fraser, Tom Pecinka and Debra Jo Rupp, and the comedy is directed by BTG alum Aaron Mark.

This witty thriller tells the tale of defeated playwright, Sidney Bruhl, played by Gregg Edelman (Broadway: City of Angels, 1776, Into The Woods, Anything Goes; BTG: A Little Night Music), who would do almost anything to write a hit Broadway play. Former student, Clifford Anderson, played by Tom Pecinka (BTG: Design For a Living), tells Sidney that he’s written a suspense play with a seamless plot that’s sure to be Broadway-bound.  When Sidney lures Clifford into his colonial style home, adorned with eclectic antique weaponry, both men’s motives become unclear as unforeseen happenings unfold. Jaw-dropping hilarity ensues as the zany characters, played by Alison Fraser (Broadway: The Secret Garden, BTG: Anna Christie), and Debra Jo Rupp (Television: That 70’s Show) weave a web of mystery in two acts.
Opening Night is Friday, July 3 at 8pm. Preview performances begin on Wednesday, July 1 at 7pm and the production closes Saturday, July 25 at 8pm.

 

Tickets to Deathtrap are $62, all preview tickets are $42. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield; at the Fitzpatrick Main Stage Ticket Office at 83 East Main Street, Stockbridge; by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org. All plays, schedules, casting and prices are subject to change.

Deathtrap ran for four years on Broadway after opening in 1978, and it’s remained ubiquitous in theaters around the world. It’s the play theatregoers think we know but shocks every time. Ira Levin (Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives) not only created the mother of all contemporary meta-thrillers when he created Deathtrap, he created a potent cautionary tale about greed.

 

 

 

Deathtrap

by Ira Levin

directed by Aaron Mark

featuring: Gregg Edelman, Alison Fraser,  Eric Hill, Tom Pecinka

and Debra Jo Rupp

 

at The Fitzpatrick Main Stage, Stockbridge Campus

Previews: Wednesday, July 1 and Thursday, July 2

Press Opening/Opening Night: Friday, July 3 at 8pm

Talkback: Monday, July 6 after 7pm performance

Closing: Saturday, July 25 at 8pm

Tickets: Preview: $42

Tickets: $62

 

 

Performance Dates

Wednesday, July 1 at 7pm (Preview)

Thursday, July 2 at 7pm (Preview)

Friday, July 3 at 8pm (Opening)

Saturday, July 4 at 2pm

Monday, July 6 at 7pm (Talkback)

Tuesday, July 7 at 7pm

Wednesday, July 8 at 7pm

Thursday, July 9 at 7pm

Friday, July 10 at 8pm

Saturday, July 11 at 2pm

Monday, July 13 at 7pm

Tuesday, July 14 at 7pm

Wednesday, July 15 at 7pm

Thursday, July 16 at 2pm and 7pm

Friday, July 17 at 8pm

Saturday, July 18 at 2pm and 8pm

Monday, July 20 at 7pm

Tuesday, July 21 at 7pm

Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm

Thursday, July 23 at 2pm and 7pm

Friday, July 24 at 8pm

Saturday, July 25 at 2pm and 8pm (Closing Night)