Coquitlam's Stage 43 Theatrical Society will launch an "angels and demons" theme for its new season with a psychological thriller next week.
The Tri-Cities' oldest non-profit theatre group will present Dead Serious, a Jesse-award nominated murder mystery penned by Doug Greenhall about two men who fall into a web of deceit, suspicion and danger involving two siblings with a dark and secretive past.
The show runs at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre from Oct. 11 to 20. Director Maureen Robinson, a playwright who has directed shows for Deep Cove Stage, said the cast is made up of six actors - four of whom are under the age of 22.
"One of the impetuses to bring this script to Stage 43 was the opportunity to work with young actors," she wrote in an email. "Two of the actors, Eric Wilmott and Gordon Wilson, are both graduates of Riverside secondary school in Port Coquitlam, where they have a very active theatre program. They were inspired by their teacher, David Secunda, and the Riverside secondary school theatre program to continue with theatre after graduating."
She added: "Community theatre provides stepping stones for young actors; an opportunity to continue learning and growing themselves as performers."
Meanwhile, Stage 43 will hold auditions on Oct. 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. for its second production of the season, Murder on the Rerun. Visit www.stage43.org/auditions for more information. As well, the group will host its AGM at Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in its rehearsal space (6-2794 Aberdeen Ave., Coquitlam). The public is welcome to attend.
