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› What: “Dead on Arrival”› Where: Mars Theater, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Georgia› When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Jan. 25-26 and Feb. 1-2; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 2› Admission: $16 or $13 for students and senior adults› For more information: 706-621-2870
Fans of film noir or crime novels won't want to miss the next performance by Back Alley Productions, the mystery-thriller "Dead on Arrival."
Six performances will open Friday night, Jan. 25, at the Mars Theatre in LaFayette, Georgia.
Gavin Russell is shady, nervous businessman Sam Haskell. / Back Alley Theatre contributed photo"Dead on Arrival" details the downfall of Frank Bigelow, an ordinary guy working for a newspaper. When he's assigned the interview of a lifetime - Jack Nelson, famed actor turned politician - Frank heads to Philadelphia to meet Jack undercover at the Pavilion hotel.
Once there, Frank discovers the interview is timed alongside the end of a frantic sales conference. He makes a few connections, does some partying, then wakes up feeling different. Only then does he realize he's been poisoned.
Because there's no cure, Frank is faced with the reality that he'll die within hours. But who did this to him? And why?
With no help from the police or doctors, Frank sets out to solve his own murder before it's too late, meeting a cast of suspects ranging from Russian mobsters to seemingly innocent bellhops, all connected in a web of corruption.
As Frank peels back the surface of the tangled organization that's infected him, he discovers a secret underworld of sin, glamour and deceit, with no obvious way out. Boxed in, all Frank can do is go further down the dark tunnel of corruption and hope for answers. And maybe a little revenge along the way.
Zachary Green is cast in the lead role of Frank Bigelow.
The cast includes Ashley Elliot, Dick Chandler, Luke Duvall, Gavin Russell, Tessa Sentell, Zara Gard, Donald Lovett, Art Sanner, Joan Jones, Sally Sainthill, Jeremiah Rapier, Aaron Rapier and Keegan Westra.
"We're really excited to bring 'Dead on Arrival' to life at the Mars Theatre," says director Christopher Smith. "It's a unique take on the murder mystery. The detective and the victim are the same person, and you're literally on a ride with Frank, figuring out the clues with him, drawing up a list of suspects and trying to get to the truth before time runs out."
Due to some violent content, viewer discretion is advised.
For more information: 706-621-2870 or www.BAPshows.com.
Zachary Green is cast in the lead role of Frank Bigelow, a guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. / Back Alley Theatre contributed photo