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Murder mystery brings death with a smile
By JORGE SANCHEZ, Times Staff Writer The title may bear some similarity to Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, but Death and Deceit on the Nile is played strictly for laughs. "It's a cross between Christie's Death on the Nile and Clue," said Ray Hill, director. "All of the characters are over-the-top funny." In Death and Deceit on the Nile, a cast of colorful characters boards a cruise ship on the Nile River, en route to see what is billed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The destination is a cache of hidden Egyptian treasure. Aboard ship, everyone is consumed by greed. "That's when the murders transpire," Hill said. The cast features Jonathan Heinz as Benjamin Peters and Peter Kirkendall as Joe Al-Abdul Dimici. "The play doesn't really have lead roles, but they have probably the most lines of anyone in the cast," Hills aid. During the play, the audience is asked to join in by studying clue cards, which may reveal the identity of the killer. The rest of the cast is David Easter as Professor Dillon Dobson; Jim Farley in dual roles as Person in Trenchcoat and as Zelda Lavish. Hill said teaching Farley, who is the Crystal River police chief, how to act in drag was funny. "He plays a man dressed up as a woman anyway, so he doesn't have to be that convincing, but teaching him how to walk in heels had its moments," Hill said. Other cast members are Elizabeth Morris as Princess Tara; Jeannie Loehle as Esmirelda White and Jonathan Heinz role as Michael Peters. The show is a one-act play set in four scenes. At a glanceDeath and Deceit on the Nile, a comedy, opens Thursday at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Play runs Thursday through Sunday until Nov. 10. Tickets are $15. Call 563-1333.
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