Franklin County Visitors Bureau Highlights Shear Madness at Totem Pole Playhouse
FAYETTEVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) May 30, 2019 -- Franklin County Visitors Bureau highlights long-running comedy and whodunit, “Shear Madness” At Totem Pole Playhouse, beginning Friday, May 31 and running through June 16. Totem Pole is one of the first theatres in the country to be granted a limited performance rights license to present the show, which has been running continuously at the Charles Playhouse in Boston since 1980 and at the Kennedy Center in D.C. for over 30 years. Shear Madness is one of the longest-running stage comedies in the world.
Totem Pole audience favorite, Shane Partlow, who had a supporting role in this year’s Oscar-winning Best Picture, Green Book, plays the operator of a local (Chambersburg, PA) beauty salon where the murder takes place. Zack Powell, who has appeared regularly in the Kennedy Center production, will reprise his role of ‘Mikey’, the young detective and Craig Benton, a veteran of the Kansas City production will play the lead detective, Nick Rossetti, who leads the audience in solving the murder mystery. Rounding out the suspects are Lisa McMillian from the show’s national tour, reprising her role as socialite ‘Mrs. Shubert’, and New York actors, MaryAnne Piccolo and Christian Cardoza as the other stylist in the salon and a handsome antiques dealer. Totem Pole’s Producing Artistic Director, Rowan Joseph directs.
The production features humorous local references, and the audience joins in the fun by voting at every performance on who the murderer is. The cast performs that particular ending.
This summer, Totem Pole has a “Date Night Special” with patrons offered 50% off a second pair of tickets when they purchase one pair at full-price. Tickets are available online here or by contacting the Totem Pole box office Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (717) 352-2164.
The Franklin County Visitors Bureau invites all to explore history, arts and architecture, recreation, natural beauty, fresh foods and the warm hospitality of communities like Chambersburg, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Shippensburg, and Waynesboro. Franklin County PA is located just north of the Mason Dixon Line and is an easy drive from Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Plan a visit at ExploreFranklinCountyPA.com, contact 866.646.8060, or stop at the new Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center in downtown Chambersburg.
Janet Pollard, Franklin County Visitors Bureau, http://www.ExploreFranklinCountyPA.com, +1 717-552-2977 Ext: 103, [email protected]
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