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A Note From The Director of Dial M For Murder Welcome to our production of Dial M for Murder, a timeless masterpiece by Frederick Knott and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher that masterfully combines suspense, intrigue, and deception. As the director, it has been a thrilling experience to bring this iconic thriller to life for a modern audience while still respecting its classic roots.

The beauty of this play lies in its intricate plotting and its focus on human nature, the choices we make, the lies we tell, and the dark places our desires can lead.

Each character is a puzzle piece, and as we peel back the layers of their motivations, we are confronted with questions of morality, love, betrayal, and trust.

The characters’ choices are not black and white—there are no heroes or villains in this story, only people navigating their own desires and limitations. Ultimately, Dial M for Murder reminds us of the lengths to which people will go to protect their desires, and how fragile trust can be. I invite you to watch closely, because in this story, nothing is ever exactly what it seems.

Thank you for joining us on this thrilling ride, and I hope you enjoy the twists and turns of Dial M for Murder as much as we’ve enjoyed unpeeling the layers and bringing it to life on the stage.

-Mary Caligiure, Director

Dial M For Murder

By Frederick Knott

SETTING The living room of the Wendice flat in London, 1952.

Jeff and Ida

DIAL M FOR MURDER

By Frederick Knott Cornerstone Sponsor Ida and Jeff Rowe Mainstage Season Sponsor

Production Presenting Sponsor

Alice and Alfred Willis

Rick Perry

CAST MARGOT WENDICE……………………….………………………………………………………………………………..………. Sarah Rose

MAXINE HALLIDAY……………………………………………………………………….…………………..….………………... Tara Wisely TONY WENDICE…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..… Rick Nazzaro CAPTAIN LESGATE…………………………………………………………………….………………………………………….... Dan Carney INSPECTOR HUBBARD……………………………………………………….…………………………………………..………… Meg Kelly Understudies Michael Sites, Caitlin Wood

CREATIVE TEAM DIRECTOR………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….... Mary Caligiure STAGE MANAGER……….…………..………………………………………………………………….………..……………...… Emily Swett COSTUME DESIGNER………….………………………...………………………………..……………………..…....….. Lorraine Leavel SET DESIGNER……………………………………………………………………………………..………………..…….………... Mike Amory LIGHT DESIGNER/OPERATOR.…………….……………………………………………..………..…..………..……. Brendan Smith SOUND EFFECTS………………………………………………………………………………………..……………..………….. David Button PROPERTIES..………………………………………………………………………………………..…...…..…………….... Aleta Thompson SPECIAL THANKS………………………………………………………………………......… Salisbury Players, Shannon Parks

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CAST DAN CARNEY was most recently seen in White Christmas, My Fair Lady, The Mousetrap, Estella Scrooge, Young Frankenstein, and Kinky Boots. He also performed in other Clear Space productions including Damn Yankees, Elf, Other Desert

Cities, 9 To 5, Victor/Victoria, The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Christmas Story, Hello Dolly!, Into the Woods, The Music Man, The Graduate, A Christmas Carol, Heathers, Footloose, and Wit. His credits stretch from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, having performed in the musicals Man of La Mancha, The Music Man, Carnival, and Annie Get Your Gun. MEG KELLY is delighted to return to Clear Space after appearing as Sharon in The

Roommate, Polly in Other Desert Cities, the Stage Manager in Our Town, and A in Three Tall Women. She is especially happy to be working with Mary again after doing The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime and The Women with her. Meg spent 11 years as an Adjunct Professor at Towson University and also performed 2 one-woman shows based on historic

characters. Although Meg has recently retired from the Actors’ Equity Association after 40 years, thanks to Clear Space she has not retired from acting! Originally from Wilmington, she now lives in Ocean View.

RICK NAZZARO Past Clear Space credits include Gypsy (Tulsa), The Rocky Horror Show (Narrator), The Music Man (Marcellus), Mamma Mia! (Bill), A Christmas Story (The Old Man), Clue (Colonel Mustard), Kiss Me Kate (Gangster), La Cage Aux Folles (Francis), Spelling Bee, A Streetcar Named Desire (Mitch), Elf (Walter), Misery, Young Frankenstein (Igor), Estella Scrooge, The Mousetrap (Det. Trotter), and Rock of Ages (Dennis). He is honored to be a part of another fantastic season.

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CAST SARAH ROSE is delighted to be returning to Clear Space! Favorite shows include The Spitfire Grill (Shelby), Into the Woods (Cinderella) and Godspell (John the Baptist) at Possum Point Players; And Then There Were None (Vera) at Second Street Players; Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), andVictor/Victoria (Norma) at Clear Space. A graduate of Penn State University and Westminster Choir College, she is the choral director at Sussex Tech H.S. as well as the Co-Director and Accompanist of the Southern Delaware Chorale. She lives in Lewes with her husband and children, Benjamin and Hattie.

TARA WISELY lives in Lewes with her family and many pets, and works as a Financial Controller in Rehoboth Beach. She has been performing in the Southern Delaware region for the last ten years. She has been seen at Clear Space most recently in Young Frankenstein, 9 To 5 (Violet), Clue (Mrs. Peacock), The Graduate, The Women, and Meet Me In St. Louis (Mrs. Smith). Other favorite roles include Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), California Suite (Hannah Warren) and Vanya, Sonia, Masha And Spike (Sonia). Tara is thankful for the support and appreciation for the arts here in our corner of the world!

DIAL M FOR MURDER is produced through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

All authorized performance materials are also supplied

by Concord Theatricals 250 W. 57th Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10107-0102

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Wishing the best to Clear Space for another successful season!

Rick Tedrick, Shawn Wright, and Hunter

CREATIVE TEAM MARY CALIGIURE (Director) is beyond thrilled to return to Clear Space Theatre Company to direct this amazing production. Past directing credits at Clear Space include The Women, Curious Incident of

the Dog in the Nighttime, Terms of Endearment, and A Streetcar Named Desire. Each of these productions holds a special place in her heart, and she’s so grateful for the incredible

talent and collaboration she’s been able to experience on this stage. Mary is also a Vocal Music Teacher at the Southern Delaware School of the Arts. Teaching music and inspiring young artists is a passion that fuels her creativity and continues to influence her work both in the classroom and on the stage. She looks forward to sharing this latest journey with you!

LORRAINE LEAVEL (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be costuming at Clear Space after designing Sweeney Todd, The Prom, My Fair

Lady, 9 To 5, Grease, James and The Giant Peach, The Wedding Singer, Hello Dolly!, The Addams Family, The Graduate, A Christmas Carol, Heathers, and many others. She received her BFA in Music Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory. Lorraine has been a part of Clear Space for over a decade. She is very active in the local theatre community, on stage and off, including serving on various boards. Lorraine enjoys costuming (a skill she learned from her grandma) as well as managing the summer camp at Possum Point.

BRENDAN SMITH (Lighting Designer) has worked with Clear Space as the Lighting Designer since 2014, for which he has received multiple awards. He is mostly self-taught in the craft and refined his skills designing shows for the Dance Conservatory, Kent County Theatre Guild, Dover High School, The Schwartz Center, and Clear Space. He has two adoring sons, Jackson and Harrison.

EMILY SWETT (Stage Manager) is excited to be stage managing with Clear Space stage after her on stage appearances in Damn Yankees and Sweeny Todd! Favorite credits include Leonce und Lena (Lena) and Seussical (Mayzie). Emily received her bachelor of music in Music Theatre from James Madison University in 2021. She would like to thank her family, her partner Josh, and her CCCA friends for all their support. @emilyswetty everywhere!

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Clear Space Theatre Company Leadership DAVID BUTTON (Artistic Director) is the Artistic Director of Clear Space Theatre and teaches as a member of the Arts Institute faculty, founding multiple classes including the Spotlight on Young Performers program and co-founding the Summer Acting and Musical Theatre Summer Stock Intensives. He received his B.A. in Theatre with a focus on Acting and Directing from DeSales University. David has worked regionally with the Main Street Theatre, City Theatre, the Chojinyobiko Theater Group, The Milton Theatre, and the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. He directed this season’s The Mousetrap, My Fair Lady, Jersey Boys, and The Prom; and will direct Sweeney Todd in the fall.

Past directing credits include: Carrie, Fun Home, Into The Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar, Next To Normal, Clue,

Misery, Baskerville, Steel Magnolias, The Odd Couple, Heathers, Mamma Mia! Priscilla, The Wedding Singer, Cabaret, La Cage Aux Folles, Seussical, A Chorus Line, The Full Monty, Little Shop Of Horrors, Spelling Bee, Kinky Boots, Ghost, Sister Act, Joseph and the Amazing Technocolor Dreamcoat, The Spongebob Musical, Footloose, The Rocky Horror Show, and many more.

JOE GFALLER (Managing Director)

joined Clear Space Theatre Company as Managing Director in late 2023. A seasoned performing arts professional, Joe has held leadership positions, as well as roles in marketing, development, and community engagement with such varied organizations as the Alliance Theater, the American Repertory Theater, Opera Theater of Saint Louis, 7 Stages, and Metro Theater Company. As a consultant, he has worked with the National Blues Museum, the documentary Flint: The Poisoning of an American City, the Utah Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He has taught arts management in Webster University’s MFA arts leadership program and has taught acting at Berry College. His resume as a stage director includes over two dozen productions, including regional premieres by Caryl Churchill, David Mamet, Peter Sinn Nachtreib, and Addae Moon. He was a member of the Leadership St. Louis Class of 2013 and the LEAD Atlanta Class of 2006, and he graduated with honors from Harvard University. He is thrilled to have relocated to the Rehoboth Beach area to become part of the team at Clear Space.

STAFF

David Button Artistic Director

Joe Gfaller Managing Director

Sydney Gray Interim Company Manager

Lara Bellistri Box Office Manager

Christopher Decker Resident Costume Designer

Evan Hrivnak Digital Marketing Manager

Lorraine Leavel Resident Costume Designer

Tony Ferlenda Development Consultant

Brendan Smith Resident Lighting Designer

Jadie Pilotti Interim Development Manager & House Manager Kirk Schneck House Manager

Clear Space Theatre Company Clear Space Theatre Company, a 501(c)3 cultural organization founded in 2004, is committed to teaching, producing and presenting the performing arts. The term “clear space” refers to a focus on the process, knowledge, and humanity of arts performance: the idea that we find ourselves in what appears on the stage.

Our Mission is to create memorable experiences that unite and enrich our community through live theatre and arts-based learning. Our Vision is to be a beacon for artistic endeavors of integrity and risk, inspiring joy across a diverse audience.

Board Of Directors Megan Nehrbas, Chair Laura Howard, Secretary

Joe Sterner, Vice Chair Alfred Willis, Treasurer

Jay Allen

Richard J. Perry, Jr.

Jess Bain

Ida Rowe

Chris Beagle

Brent Shoemaker

John Cullen

Lisa Schlosser

Mat Hastings

Mindi Moore Tunnell

Mike Moreland The Producers Circle serves as ambassadors for Clear Space Theatre Company to deepen its engagement within the community and to steward critical existing relationships in support of the organization. If you are interested in serving, please contact co-chairs Liz Leshine or Alice Willis or Managing Director Joe Gfaller.

Producers Circle Liz Leshine

Alice and Alfred Willis

Ida and Jeff Rowe

Mary Jo Tarallo

Peter Keeble

Carl Schloegel

Peter Pizzolongo

Judy Rayner

Linda Wolf

Richard Gamble

Mary Beth McDonough Mary Kay Ryan, Founder Clear Space Theatre 20 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 302.227.2270 www.ClearSpaceTheatre.org This organization is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

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