On Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m., Possum Point Players’ Ad Hoc Touring Company will provide an afternoon of theatre over Halloween weekend. Tickets are now on sale for $5 for readings of “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Lodger.”
“The Maltese Falcon” was created based on the movie starring Humphrey Bogart. The story is of course the tale of deception and intrigue that classic-movie lovers know well. It will feature Dick Pack and Liz Roe of Lewes, Andy Stasny of Seaford, and Doug Friend of Lewes.
The second half of Ad Hoc’s presentation is an episode of the old time thriller, “The Lodger”. The Lodger was also based on a popular film. This tale is about Jack the Ripper, and stars Doug Friend of Lewes as the evil villain.
Possums’ “Ad Hoc” group most recently took the main stage for their Valentine’s Day presentation of “Laura” and “The Bickersons.” They perform regularly at venues throughout the mid-Delmarva area, but it is a special treat for Possum audiences to see them at Possum Hall.
This “retro-entertainment” is a nostalgic, way to spend an afternoon for all ages, or a new way to “see” this old medium, for all theatre fans. Radio was our world’s first form of mass communication, dating from pre-1900.
Originally a way to disseminate information quickly, radio became popular entertainment. The Ad Hoc performances take this early form of entertainment and add the visual dimension of the creation of sound effects and characters reading lines as they would have back then, from scripts in front of microphones.
Tickets are now on sale for $5 and are to be paid for and picked up at the door, but seats may be reserved by calling the Possum Ticketline at 302-856-4560. Directions to the theater can also be obtained at that same number.
