‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ opens this week at PCPH

In the chaos surrounding the Cornley Drama Society producton of “Murder at Haversham Manor,” the body of Sandra Wilkinson as Florence Colleymore (played by Anna Harris) is hoisted through a window by (from left) stage manager Annie Twillwill (Hannah Lafevre), Jonathan Harris as Charles Haversham (Cameron Wunderlich), Robert Grove as Thomas Colleymore (Andrew Ranck) and technical director Trevor Watson (Jay Prewitt). The play-within-the-play and the surrounding chaos will provide plenty of laughs and confusion during the Putnam County Playhouse production of “The Play that Goes Wrong,” will run July 13-15 and 19-22.

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Director Dustin Bond’s production of the comedy “The Play that Goes Wrong” will continue the 62nd season of Putnam County Playhouse. It will be onstage July 13-15 and July 19-22. All shows begin at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at the box office only by calling 765-653-5880 after 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday beginning July 10.

This production is sponsored by Greene Realty.

In the Putnam County Playhouse production of “The Play that Goes Wrong,” Dennis Tyde as Perkins the butler (played by Jack Randall Earles) throws open the shades to be greeted by a snowstorm courtesy of play-within-the-play stage crew members Parker Knoy (Parker Helmer) and Phyllis Weinermyer (Ashley Hugues).

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As the players of the Cornley Drama Society struggles to present “Murder At Haversham Manor,” it seems that everything is working against them. Members include Grant Craig as director Chris Bean who also plays Inspector Carter, and the leading man of the troupe Andrew Ranck who plays Robert Colleymore. Others involved in the onstage chaos are Anna Harris, Ase Lafevre, Cameron Wunderlich and Jack Randall Earles.

Hannah Lafevre is Annie, the stage manager who finds herself onstage, and Jay Prewitt is Trevor the harried technical director. Other members of the stage crew who are pressed into service are Ashley Hugues and Parker Helmer.

Vickie Parker is the assistant director. The true production stage manager is Ruby Sullivan. Light board operator is Ric McFadden. The set was designed by Bond, and lighting design is by Wunderlich. Sound operator is Ben South. Costumes are by Shelly McFadden.

Kate Snyder, Torey Smith, and Rebecca Hebb are on the (real) stage crew.