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"Murder by Natural Causes"
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Last Modified:
Monday, February 26, 2007
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"Murder by Natural Causes"
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adapted by Tim Kelly
from the Richard Levinson
and William Link television play
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Directed by Thomas Clark
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May 2005
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Synopsis
Arthur Sinclair is a world renown mind reader. Yet he doesn't seem to realize his
wife is having an affair, and plotting with her young lover to kill him!
From Dramatic Publishing :
Here's a stylish and witty suspense play that originally starred Hal Holbrook,
Katherine Ross and Barry Bostwick. It combines laughter with thrills and delivers
what mystery fans love most—taut suspense with an ingenious plot. Arthur Sinclair
is a successful world-famous metalist in the tradition of Dunninger. His beautiful
wife Allison plots his murder for the commonest of all motives—greed. She enlists
the aid of a struggling young actor. Her foolproof murder plan cannot possibly misfire
as it's too skillfully inventive—or is it? After all, Arthur (as everyone knows) has
psychic gifts. But does he? Once the killing scheme is set in motion, the plot begins
to twist and turn. Nothing is as it seems. Is mind reading possible? Can the future be
foretold? Just when the audience figures out what will happen next, there is an
unexpected shock to complicate matters in an amusing and scary fashion. The mystery
builds to an exciting climax with a devilish puzzle that will keep the audience on the
edge of its collective seat. It will take all of your mental powers to solve this wildly
clever and entertaining thriller.
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Published by Samuel French, Inc.
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Cast
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Gil Weston:
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Marshall Watts
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Allison Sinclair:
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Kristi Clark
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Arthur Sinclair:
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Blake Erickson
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George Brubaker:
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Jack Larsen
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Jessica Prescott:
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Courtney Regen
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Marta:
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Sherryl Watkins
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Edna (Eddie) Oakman *:
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Karla Parker Ross,
Jan McKillip
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Mrs. Carrington:
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Linda Rickel
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* Edna (Eddie) Oakman will be played by Jan McKillip
the second weekend due to illness in the household
of Karla Parker Ross.
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Crew
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Director:
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Thomas Clark
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Asst. Dir./Stage Manager:
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Robert L. Simpson
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Producer:
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Gene Forsyth
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Lights/Sound:
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Dave McKillip
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Props:
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Mary Hill and
Ann Wilson
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Costumes:
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Linda Rickel,
and the Cast
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Set Design:
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Mark Britton,
Thomas Clark,
and Bill Schuler
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Set Dressing:
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Jan McKillip,
Kristi Clark,
Thomas Clark,
Bill Schuler,
and Karla Parker Ross
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Set Construction:
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Mark Britton,
Jim Cunningham,
Ray Johnson,
Mary Jane Cunningham,
Bob Stout,
Dave Cambell,
Jan McKillip,
Dave McKillip,
and Nyle Cearlock
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Publicity:
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Gene Forsyth,
Margaret Forsyth,
Ray Johnson,
Thomas Clark,
and Karla Parker Ross
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Box Office:
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Margaret Forsyth
and her wonderful volunteers
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Acknowledgements & Thanks
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Program Design:
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Dave McKillip
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Graphic Design:
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Thomas Clark
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Dunninger and Kreskin Posters:
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Karla Parker Ross
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Program Printing:
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Hot Springs Printing
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Media:
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Jerry Jones,
KQUS radio,
KLAZ radio,
KVRE radio,
KZNG radio,
KALR radio,
Resort TV Cable (Ch. 5),
Hot Springs Village Voice,
The Sentinel-Record,
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arts Central,
The Springs Magazine,
The Malvern Dialy Record,
The Daily Siftings Herald (Arkadelphia),
and Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion
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Digital Photography:
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Kristi Clark and
Thomas Clark
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