The Play That
Goes Wrong

By Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields, and Henry Lewis

16
Apr
04
May

CLARENCE BROWN THEATRE

About the Show

Welcome to the opening night of 'The Murder at Haversham Manor', where things go from not very good to an utter disaster. 'The Play That Goes Wrong' is an ill-fated play-within-a-play, set on the opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production. The troupe’s ambitious whodunit has everything you never want in a show: falling props, collapsing scenery, an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything…including their lines. Come see why this show has been called “the funniest play Broadway has ever seen!” (Huffington Post)

ARTISTIC TEAM

Director – Hunter Foster
Scenic Designer – Sophie Smrcka
Costume Designer – Alex Heder
Lighting Design – Kenton Yeager ‡
Sound Designer – Allison Bucher
Stage Manager – Patrick Lanczki *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Advisories:
The Play that Goes Wrong includes rude humor and brief simulated violence.

16
Apr
04
May
2025

Single tickets will go on sale August 5.

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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to Knox County by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.

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