Playwright Randall David Cook of New York will visit Brownville Village Theatre for the world premier of “Death at Downton!” on July 7.
If you are looking for something special to do the first weekend in July, look no further than the Brownville Village Theatre (BVT) in the historic town on the Missouri river.
The theatre, which is in its 56th season, will be hosting a world premiere event on Friday, July 7. BVT will present “Disaster Theatre presents: Death at Downton! An Aristocratic Upstairs-Downstairs Murder-Mystery Parody, Because Longer Titles Are A Certain Indicator of High Quality and Refined Taste,” a play by Randall David Cook.
The world premiere event of “Death at Downton!” begins with a pre-show cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m. featuring wine, beer, and a signature BVT cocktail. Come with your favorite companion or a group of Downton-loving friends to take pictures at the themed photobooth! Enter to win at the world premiere event raffle. A raffle basket will include BVT merchandise, tickets to an upcoming BVT show, and a program autographed by the playwright and cast.
The world premiere of “Death at Downton!” starts at 7:30 p.m. Theatre guests will be the first audience to enjoy the show in its entirety with playwright Randall David Cook in attendance. The BVT describes the show as, “A deliciously cheeky take on the much beloved PBS costume drama. The loquacious title really tells you all you need to know but suffice it to say that ‘Death at Downton!’ starts with a single dead body in the drawing room and ends with many more. And no, the butler did not do it. But who did? Come find out in the world premiere of this wicked and hilarious new play where aspic, turtle soup, and murder are all ready to be served.”
At the post-show reception, the bar will open again to theatre guests. Downton inspired snacks and sweets will be served. Patrons can meet and mingle with Randall David Cook and the costumed cast. The raffle winner will be announced during the reception. All-inclusive tickets include show ticket, cocktail hour drinks, and reception refreshments. Come find your love of the theatre during this special event, right here in your own backyard!
All inclusive tickets are only $25 and are limited.
Playwright Randall David Cook is a native South Carolinian who worked in Japan and France before settling down on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. Off-Broadway premieres include “Sake with the Haiku Geisha” and “Fate’s Imagination.” Other New York and regional productions include “Southern Discomfort,” “Open Call,” and “Third Finger, Left Hand.” His one-act play “Sushi and Scones” won the award for Best Play at the Southeastern Playwrights Conference and was broadcast as a radio play by the BBC, and his adaptation of Ibsen’s “John Gabriel Borkman” was presented at New York Theatre Workshop. His parody “American Idle: Murdering the Music” has had more than a hundred productions at schools and community theaters in the USA and Canada, as well as in Europe, Australia, and South America.
His work has also been seen and developed at Ars Nova, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Trustus Theatre, the Cincinnati Museum of Art, New Edgecliff Theatre, the Dartmouth Drama Festival, the Dawlish Arts Festival, Neighborhood Playhouse, the Players Club and John Drew Theater at Guild Hall. He has received commissions from the British Film Institute, Broadway Across America, Duke Endowment, Splinter Group, and the Furman Arts Initiative. He has been Resident Playwright of Gotham Stage Company, writer for the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards and a two-time finalist for both the O’Neill Playwrights Conference and the Sundance Filmmakers Lab.
For more information or to purchase tickets for this event or other performances, go to: www.brownvillevillagetheatre.com/current-shows2.html. Reservations can be made online with a credit or debit card. For more information, you can call 402-825-4121 or email bvt1967@windstream.net.
