{"id":226901,"date":"2020-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/lamplighters-presents-christies-the-hollow\/"},"modified":"2020-02-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:00:00","slug":"lamplighters-presents-christies-the-hollow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/lamplighters-presents-christies-the-hollow\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamplighters presenta 'The Hollow' de Christie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por REBECCA J. WILLIAMSON | Mensajero de La Mesa<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie\u2019s murder mystery play \u201cThe Mousetrap\u201d is the longest-running play in modern history. It opened in London\u2019s West End in 1952 and has not closed yet.<\/p>\n

The up-and-coming production of Christie\u2019s play \u201cThe Hollow,\u201d put on by Lamplighters Community Theatre, may not run quite as long. Not because it isn\u2019t popular, but their next play, \u201cCompany,\u201d opens May 1. Scheduling issues hamper another 68-year run. \u201cThe Hollow\u201d opens Feb. 28 and closes March 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost every performance sells out,\u201d said director Mark Loveless of their Christie productions. \u201cWe do Agatha Christie almost every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

A \u201cBritish cozy cottage mystery\u201d \u2014 as some reference the genre \u2014 involves cheating, romance, a murder, and characters that all might have wanted the victim dead. Or, a gathering of guests at a country house disturbed by an abrupt death.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second act it won\u2019t be clear who did it,\u201d said actress Connie Terwilliger who plays Lady Lucy Angkatell. \u201cPeople think they know who did it but then it changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lamplighters<\/a>
(l to r) Fran Godinez and Lizette Kent Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christie is known for writing victims that very few empathize with. The victim in \u201cThe Hollow\u201d is a philandering husband, Dr. Cristow, but still a murder victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a play with changing romantic affiliations,\u201d said Terwilliger. (The less polite, call it marital cheating.)<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie aficionados can speculate if Dr. Cristow\u2019s character is based upon Christie\u2019s first husband Archibald Christie, who cheated on her. The marriage ended in divorce in 1928. Christie\u2019s second marriage to Sir Max Mallowan, married in 1930, lasted until her death in 1976.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust before this (the murder) happens, he (Dr. Cristow) is remorseful and regrets his actions but not to his mistress,\u201d said co-producer Heather Kenney.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe play differs from the book,\u201d said Loveless. \u201cThere are 12 actors.\u201d The book debuted in the U.S. in 1946. It is considered an example of classic Christie literature.<\/p>\n

One of those 12 actors has a long history with Christie\u2019s brand of murder.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very familiar with Agatha Christie,\u201d said O.P. Hadlock. \u201cI did \u2018The Mouse Trap\u2019 in 1982 in Orange County.\u201d Hadlock plays Sir Henry Angkatell K.C.B. in \u201cThe Hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

How does some of the search go in finding a role to play for an actor?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you do community theater you wait for a character in your age range,\u201d quipped Terwilliger.<\/p>\n

When asked how to build suspense, Terwilliger responded, \u201cIt\u2019s all in the timing, body language \u2014 plus in every speech and every line there can be different intent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The intent in this play is murder \u2014 and it gives an audience member a chance to be an armchair detective.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hollow\u201d plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through March 28 at Lamplighters Theatre, 5915 Severin Drive, La Mesa. Tickets range $18-$23. For more information or tickets, visit lamparaslamesa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rebecca J. Williamson is a freelance writer based in the Easy County San Diego area.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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