Suspense Fills Playmakers' Theatre

A lively chiller is a safe bet for an easy evening’s entertainment. “Snake In The Grass,” a suspenseful play about murder, blackmail and haunting, provides this entertainment at The Playmakers, 121 W. 3rd in Grove, Ok. Opening Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm, the production runs for only seven performances. It is produced with assistance from the Oklahoma Arts Council.
“Snake In The Grass,” by Alan Ayckbourn, who also wrote the recent Playmaker production, “Communicating Doors,” is a subtle and powerful piece with all the requisite ingredients for a thriller including a contested will, an attempted murder, and a fortuitous power outage.
Gardens can threaten as well as enchant, and in this one the sisters must confront the ghosts of their pasts. In a neglected garden where they once played as children, the two sisters confront a family secret that may crumble their relationship. The nurse of their deceased father seems all too willing to tell this secret and send them on their way to rack and ruin. In the darkness of the run-down summerhouse, which one will turn into a snake in the grass? What secret terrors does the old tennis court hold?
Sandy McCabe assumes the role of director as well as that of one of the sisters, Miriam. Karon Wheat is the other sister, Annabel, who returns home after thirty years in Tasmania. Amanda Beck is Alice, the creepy, polite nurse with a secret.
Reservations may be made by email: play_theatre05@sbcglobal.net or by calling 918-786-8950. Performances begin April 21, and run Friday, Saturdays and Tuesday at 7:30, and Sundays at 2:00 through April 30. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students, K-12. Group rates are available for twenty or more people. The maturity level suggested is upper-elementary and above, as students of this age may understand the play and find it enjoyable, and will not disturb other audience members.