Experience a night of mystery with “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” at Bergen

“The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” a comedic murder mystery that will keep the audience guessing, will be performed at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at Bergen Community College, at the Paramus campus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4; Saturday, December 5; Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Matinees will be performed at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 6 and Sunday, December 13.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $7 for students and seniors (65+) and are available by calling Bergen’s Office of Community and Cultural Affairs at (201) 447-7428 or visit them on the Web at www.bergen.edu.

The play, written by playwright John Bishop, tells the story of a creative team that has gathered to prepare for its new production at a Westchester estate. After the power goes out, the mayhem begins when masked figures suddenly appear and drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases. Despite the incompetence of a bumbling police inspector, the case is finally solved.

The Cast:
Victoria Lopez, from Ridgefield, as Helsa Wenzel
Maria Eleftheriadis, from Saddle Brook, as Elsa Von Grossenknueten
Robert Franklin, from Hackensack, as Michael Kelly
Brendan Ryan from Lyndhurst, as Patrick O’Reilly
Christopher Doran, from Paramus, as Ken De La Maize
Stephanie Chaipis, from Dumont, as Nikki Crandal
Ray Cusack, from Paramus, as Eddie McCuen
Katie Stevens, from Ramsey, as Marjorie Baverstock
Douglas Smith, from New Milford, as Roger Hopewell
Ashley Schisani, from Paramus, as Bernice Roth

The Production Team:
Director: Mary Clifford from Vernon
Producer: Jim Bumgardner from Upper Nyack, NY
Set Designer: Jason Lajka from Brooklyn, NY
Lighting Designer: Rachel Budin from Sloatsburg, NY
Costume Designer: Maria Natali from Hawthorne
Sound Designer: Patrick Ryan from Rockaway
Prop Designer: John Ehrenberg from New Milford
Stage Manager: Anthony Mendola from Ridgefield

Bergen Community College is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 17,000 students in Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degree programs and certificate programs. More than 15,000 students are enrolled in non-credit, professional courses through the Division of Continuing Education, the Institute for Learning in Retirement, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, located at 355 Main Street, Hackensack, and Bergen at the Meadowlands, located at 1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst. Information about the College is available at www.bergen.edu or by phoning the Welcome Center at (201) 447-7200.

Photo Caption: (left to right) Douglas Smith, of New Milford, Victoria Lopez, of Ridgefield, Ray Cusack of Paramus and Stephanie Chaipis of Dumont