WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Blackmail, mystery and murder are key ingredients in Wait Until Dark, the second show of the Lycoming College Theatre season.  Performances will be November 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22 at 8:00 PM, with a special Sunday matinee November 23 at 2:00 PM in the Mary L. Welch Theatre.   

Frederick Knott’s spine-tingling tale revolves around Susy Hendrix, a young, blind woman, who becomes involved in a psychological game of cat and mouse with a trio of sinister con men.

Trapped in her Greenwich Village apartment, Susy is taunted and tricked by the men in efforts to obtain a treasure they believe Susy possesses. However, Susy has a few tricks up her sleeve as she uses her sightlessness to defend herself and even manages to turn darkness into a weapon.

The play first appeared on Broadway in 1966 with Robert Duvall as the relentless thug Harry Roat and became an immediate hit, running for a record 374 performances.

Audiences still could not get enough of this story, so a very popular film version starring Audrey Hepburn was released in 1967. Knott wrote several other highly successful plays, including the classic Dial M For Murder that was also adapted into a film starring Grace Kelly. With a talent for suspense comparable to Hitchcock’s, Knott has written a play that will send you on a roller coaster ride of chills and thrills and will leave you clutching your neighbor. Don’t miss this classic thriller! 

Larissa Redington from Northumberland, Pa. appears as Susy Hendrix, the role played by Audrey Hepburn.  Also appearing in the show are David C. Monti from Lodi, New Jersey; Thomas Courtney from Butler, New Jersey; Geoffrey Hicks from Gloucester, New Jersey; Rick Ashenfalder from Nazareth, Pa.; Becky Herd from Bath, Pa.; Nick Nastasi from Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey; and John Andzulis from Athens, Pa.   

Lycoming faculty member David Murray Jaffe will direct this production, with scenery designed by faculty member Robert Graham, lighting by Becky Hardy and costumes designed by senior Wesley Speary from Liberty, PA. 

For ticket information, contact the box office (570) 321-4048 or visit the Lycoming College website, www.lycoming.edu/boxoffice.