The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow
A Senior Directing Thesis by Sean Syme
Performances December 3rd - 5th at 7:30 in Tawes Theatre in Gibson Center for the Arts
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, a vast assortment of characters played by only 4 actors, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!
In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!
All photos by Paul W. Gillepsie
12/04/2015
John Leslie ’19 as Richard Hannay and Jesse Sengstacke ’16 as Annabella Schmidt.
Colin Higgins ’19 as Clown finds the dead body of Annabella Schmidt, played by Jesse Sengstacke ’16.
Colin Higgins ’19, Nate Krimmel ’18, and Jesse Sengstacke ’16.
John Leslie ’19 as Richard Hannay hides his face from scotsmen Colin Higgins ’19.
John Leslie ’19 as Richard Hannay.
Richard gazes at a newspaper on which his face is plastered, wanted by police all over the UK.
The show featured a slapstick comedy style, making audiences clutch their ribs with laughter.
Nate Krimmel ’18 as the professor and John Leslie ’19 as Richard Hannay.
The professor waves a gun in Richard’s presence, threatening him to join his conspiracy.
Richard stumbles onto the set of a political rally.
Colin Higgins ’19 and Nate Krimmel ’18 as detectives carry Richard away from Margaret, played by Jesse Sengstacke ’16.
Richard and Margaret are handcuffed together.
Margaret and Richard caught in a dramatic moment.
A dummy of the professor, falling as it is thrown from one of the side stage balconies.
Richard and Margaret share a kiss.
Margaret appears pleased that Richard is now in the confines of the law.
