AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT… A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland Directed by Deb Howey, Asst. Director, Diana Burse Sound design and audio production by Jim Park SYNOPSIS The story takes place in the rundown and untidy eighth-floor apartment of a detective novelist with a serious case of writer's block. Thomas Levine is struggling to finish -- start, actually -- his seventh novel, which is due at his publisher's the following day. His characters worry he might not finish the book, which would mean the end of the line for them. They play alongside the real-life action in the apartment, featuring a landlord, Adelle Berger, who is trying to bake her tenants out by stealing their air conditioners during a summer heat wave. Meanwhile, Thomas' neighbor and wannabe girlfriend, Nia Sloan, busts in with a crisis of her own. CHARACTERS/CAST NON-FICTION Thomas Levine 30’s, the writer......................David Redfearn Adelle Berger 50’s, the landlady.................Diana Burse Nia Sloan 30’s, the neighbour..............Jessica Code FICTION Jim O’Reiley 30’s, the private eye............Rob Goslin Claire Valcourt 30’s, the femme fatale.........Lily Groulx Bruno Dawes Late 20’s, the muscle...........Rob Jukosky Lucy DeBrie Mid 20’s, the sidekick..........Lisa Stevenson Duke Morrison Mid 50’s, the mastermind....Jim Colbert Listener Comments From the Original Release "You did a great job adapting this play for a listen-only audience. The sound effects and music were great. Bravo." -- Jan "Congrats to the cast for a really professionally done show in the old radio mystery format. A great listen." -- Norm "I listened tonight with my whole family. The captivated everyone from age 13 to age 40. We all sat around in the living room, and it was the first time in ages the teenagers did not have their phones in their hands." -- Diana "I'm listening to the play in the car. It's like classic radio before television. I love it. It takes a lot of talent to paint a picture in the listener's mind. Excellent work." -- Kevin. AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT… A chilling saga of dames, deceit… and writer’s block Written and adapted for audio by Andy Garland Directed by Deb Howey Assistant Director, Diana Burse Sound design and audio production by Jim Park AND THEN, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT was first produced in January 2009 by the Central Alberta Theatre company, directed by Mary Lou Armstrong. Thorold Theatre produced this audio version of the play in the fall of 2021, while our performance venue was closed due to the COVID pandemic. The cast worked from home in jury-rigged sound booths and recording was done remotely online. Thorold Community Theatre extends its thanks to the Niagara Region Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Fund grant, which provided the resources with which to purchase recording equipment. A huge thank-you to the City of Thorold for supporting our application for this grant. MUSIC CREDITS Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ You can listen to the music heard in this performance on YouTube: Film Noir Background Music for Videos I Noir Jazz Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYOvAO1rAM0
