By oht_editor | on February 19, 2020

LAPEER With the debut of the Lapeer County Theatres performances of Anatomy of a Murder almost exactly a month away, director Pat Stiles, along with her cast and crew, are buttoning down what Stiles is hoping to be a memorable show.

And the setting will certainly play a part the two weekends of the show, four performances in all, will be held at the Historic Lapeer County Courthouse.

Anatomy of a Murder is slated to take over the historic space on March 20-21 as well as March 27-28. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Anatomy of a Murder tells the tale of Paul Bieglers first case. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Paul Biegler isnt looking forward to becoming a defense attorney, but his first case is sensational a lieutenant is accused of murdering the bartender who allegedly raped his wife. Its a high-stakes battle of wit and determination, as Biegler uses every device to save the officers neck.

According to Stiles, rehearsals are going very well. We are currently working on the last 35 pages (of the script), she said. This play is very exciting and is for a mature audience only. The biggest challenge is for George Jones, who plays (protagonist) Paul Biegler. He is in every scene and has a million lines. Did I mention he is fabulous?

The cast is excited and enthusiastic for the opening of this play, said Stiles, and the success of the LCTs last play at the courthouse, 12 Angry Jurors, is in the back of everyones minds. The (cast) are working long and hard to make this play as wonderful as 12 Angry Jurors, Stiles said. That is a hard act to follow, but I think this will be even better.

Every performance of 12 Angry Jurors sold out, and Stiles is hoping that this years play will follow suit. Tickets just went on sale and are available at brownpapertickets.com. There are only 100 seats available per night and we are expecting a sell out at every performance, she said. Everyone should buy their tickets as soon as possible, because when they are gone, they are gone.

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