Possum Point Players to Solve LAURA Murder Mystery, Beg. Tonight

Possum Point Players brings the brilliant murder mystery "LAURA" to their Possum Hall stage beginning tonight, Friday, January 31, 2014. Written by Vera Caspary and George Sklar, and based on the novel by Vera Caspary, John Marino of Lewes directs an ensemble cast.

Detective Mark McPherson (played be Matt King of Lewes) was supposed to reconstruct the life of the alluring Laura, a vicious murder victim, but not to the point where he falls in love with her. Here is the secret of Laura's death...and her life.

The cast also includes Stephanie Allman of Lewes as Bessie Clary; Danny Keenan of Georgetown as Danny; Jim Killion of Lewes as Waldo Lydecker; Don Megee of Georgetown as Shelby Carpenter; Chris Polo of Dover as Mrs. Dorgan; and Chuck Rafferty of Laurel as Olsen.

Show dates are 7:30 PM Fridays, January 31 and February 7, and Saturdays, February 1 and 8, and 2 PM Sundays, February 2 and 9, at Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Rd, Georgetown, DE 19947. Tickets are $18 for adults, $17 for students and seniors. Call (302) 856-4560 or visit www.possumpointplayers.org.

LAURA is presented by special arrangement of Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Possum Point Players is supported, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.