Wego Drama bringing the laughs with Hitchcock parody ‘The 39 Steps’
Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School starts homecoming early by bringing “The 39 Steps” to life onstage. The classic Alfred Hitchcock film finds new life with this wild comedy. It is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan.
This Tony-nominated and Oliver Award-winning play is about an average man who becomes in a spy-story to save his country. The mission turns into a madcap farce as zany characters get in his way.
Like the Hitchcock film, it is filled with eccentric characters and suspense. The Wego Drama season theme is “Life Is A Mystery!” Wego Drama wants you to be able to solve the mystery, but have a lot of fun, too.
Matthew Krysinski explains, “This show is so much fun to do. We are bringing the film to life in our own way. This show feels like Alfred Hitchcock through the lens or Mel Brooks or Monty Python. It is hysterical trying to show just what are ‘The 39 Steps.’”
The company of actors and crew for the show includes from Carol Stream: Ava Bloniarz and Aidan Granwaldt; from West Chicago: Alex Aguilar, Perla Bucio, Lia Charouhis, Charlotte Conger, Jordin Crudup, Dilan Galvan, Alexis Hernandez, Allison Komaniecki, Matthew Krysinski, Elisa O’Brien, Emma Duran Rosales, Oliver Ruiz, and Gabriel Valenzuela; and from Winfield: Tyler Benton, Olivia Ebelt, Zero Hunt, and Ja’Nyah Villa.
The play is directed by Mark Begovich with technical direction and design by Christopher Jensen, costumes by Kimberly Maslo, and hair and makeup by Jaime Elza and Sam Rebmann.
‘The 39 Steps/ is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan. Additionally, it is from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited and an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon. The 39 Steps is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, New York, NY.
Tickets are available at the door and at wegotheatre.com. The price is $10, free for West Chicago Community High School students. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27. at West Chicago Community High School, 326 Joliet St.