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2928 West 13th St. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 phone: 440-964-3396 Search This Site: "Deathtrap" at AAC this winter: Posted: Friday, December 13, 2002 Warm up with a thriller this winter, as the murder/mystery �Deathtrap� kicks off the 2003 season of G.B. Community Theatre with performances throughout the month of January. The play is set in the Connecticut home of author Sidney Bruhl, a celebrated writer of Broadway thrillers who is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of flops. He is hoping that spending time relaxing in his home will inspire him to find the words to the next big hit. But a possible break in his fortunes occurs when Sidney receives a script from a writing student which he feels has the potential to be a Broadway hit. The student has sent his first attempt at playwriting to Bruhl, whom he considers to be a mentor, for advice and critique. The play, called �Deathtrap,� is a five character, two act thriller so perfect in its construction that, as Bruhl states, �even a gifted director couldn�t hurt it.� Out of desperation, Bruhl and his wife then devise a plan in which they will lure the young writer to their home, only to kill him and market the script as Bruhl�s. All is well until the student arrives at the Bruhl home, and things quickly go awry. The plot then twists and turns with sudden shocks sure to keep the audience guessing right up until the final, startling moments. First opening on Broadway in 1978, �Deathtrap� was an immediate audience favorite with its ability to blend together two priceless theatrical ingredients: gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. It remains the fourth longest running non-musical in Broadway history, and the longest running mystery of all time. Written by Ira Levin, the show is a classic suspense thriller, alternating intrigue with humor and throwing in more than one mind-reeling plot twist along the way. �Deathtrap� features a cast of only five people, including stage veterans Doug Anderson, Phil Mullet, Don Kirsch and Martha Sorohan. The show will open January 10 and run for nine performances, January 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25. Curtain is 8 p.m. for all shows except Sunday matinees. Reservations can be made by calling the Arts Center at 964-3396.