Directed by drama veteran Phaedra Swearengin, this hilarious spoof unfolds when an escaped convict, an anxious bride, a scheming new husband, and a suspicious attorney all convene with competing agendas at scrappy Grandpa’s house.

The lively combination of uproarious comedy and mortifying murder mystery revolves around the uncanny resemblance between an escaped convict played by Garrett Moore, and a recent bridegroom played by Tony Rydell. A somewhat frantic newlywed played by Simantha Karp is driven desperately to figure out who is the real murderer. She is sometimes helped and sometimes hindered by her golf-fanatic grandfather played by Jeff Shipp and a serious-minded and mysterious visiting attorney played by Kathy Vellis.

Little does everyone realize, the stakes are higher than they any of them can even imagine. As the suspense mounts and the nutty violence intensifies, Ashley the newlywed slips into an increasing hysteria, while Muriel the attorney discovers the murderer’s evil agenda, and Grandpa, drawing upon an unexpected hidden reserve of inner strength, gets around to fine-tuning his stroke. The resulting combination of innocent frolic and deadly consequences serves up a million reasons for murder and just as many laughs—for a perfectly spooky Halloween entertainment.

“Death By Golf” by playwright Gregg Kreutz is presented as a staged reading in two acts.

Online streaming of the show will be available on Saturday, October 31 only, from 9am to midnight. Advance tickets are $5 and available through the WCT website at www.wctperformingartscenter.org/eticketpurchase.