Ambrister Directs Ira Levin's DEATHTRAP For Encore Theatre Company

Asa Ambrister directs a five person cast that includes Patrick Goedicke, Ann Street-Kavanagh, Daniel DeVault, Tammy Sutherland, and Brian Cunningham in Encore Theatre Company's production of Deathtrap, opening October 26 and running through November 10.

Ambrister describes Deathtrap, written by Ira Levin, as a "wickedly funny who'll-do-it," in which a once-successful playwright must decide if he is willing to kill for another hit play. Deathtrap was nominated for four Tony Awards, and holds the record of having the longest run of any comedy-thriller in Broadway history, playing 1,793 performances.

Written by Levin-the author of Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives and the Broadway version of No Time for Sergeants-Deathtrap plays at Encore Theatre Company in Mt. Juliet October 26-November 10, with performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm. A dinner show is scheduled for Saturday, November 3.

Go to Encore's page at TicketsNashville.com for theatre details, prices, and reservations, or call 615-598-8950. For other details, go to www.encore-theatre-company.org.

Jeffrey Ellis is a Nashville-based writer, editor and critic, who's been covering the performing arts in Tennessee for more than 25 years. He is the recipient of the Tennessee Theatre Association's Distinguished Service Award for his coverage of theatre in the Volunteer State and was the founding editor/publisher of Stages, the Tennessee Onstage Monthly. He is a past fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center and is the founder/executive producer of The First Night Honors, held during Labor Day Weekend, which honor oustanding theater artists in Tennessee in recognition of their lifetime achievements and includes The First Night Star Awards and the Most Promising Actors. Midwinter's First Night, held the first Sunday in January after New Year's Day, honors outstanding productions and performances throughout the state. Further, Ellis directed the Nashville premiere of La Cage Aux Folles, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and An American Daughter, as well as award-winning productions of Damn Yankees, Company, Gypsy and The Rocky Horror Show, with Ellis honored by The Tennessean as best director of a musical for both Company and Rocky Horror.

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