'Wait Until Dark' to be staged at GHS this Friday, Sunday

In a scene from the Greencastle High School production of "Wait Until Dark," Susy Hendrix (played by Mary Pearl Ivy), who is blind, calls her husband without knowing that in her apartment are three con men --- Mr. Roat behind her (portrayed by Ethan Gill), Carlino to the right (played by Logan Beck) and Mike (Lucas Eckrich) above. The drama will be staged Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. in Parker Auditorium at GHS.

Frederick Knott's tense thriller "Wait Until Dark" will take to the Parker Auditorium stage this weekend at Greencastle High School.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday.

A sinister con man, Roat (Ethan Gill) and two ex-convicts, Mike (Lucas Eckrich) and Carlino (Logan Beck) meet their match when they try to outwit Susy Hendrix (Mary Pearl Ivy), the blind wife of photographer Sam Hendrix (Dylan Bodnarick).

Sam was persuaded by a strange woman to transport a doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered, the situation becomes more urgent.

The con men, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll is evidence to that fact.

Susy refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor Gloria (Jodi Buis), she figures out she is the victim of an evil scam.

When psycho killer Mr. Roat comes for Susy, she decides to level the playing field by removing the fuses and breaking the bulbs out of all the lights in the apartment and outer hallway. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two.

Also appearing in the production are policemen played by Seth Turner, John Geiger, Ely Bordt and Taylor Secrest.

The show is being directed by Bethany Bax. Technical director is Bob Hedge with Carly Rhine the assistant director.

Several GHS students are working backstage and in the lighting and sound booth.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to curtain.

The play is not recommended for small children due to violence and darkness.