Suspense, drama and psychological manipulation are in store as Saint Michael’s Playhouse raises the curtain on the area premiere of Wait Until Dark. Frederick Knott’s thriller made its Broadway debut in 1966 and has since been performed on international stages and restyled into a movie starring Audrey Hepburn. In an adaptation directed by Sarah Carleton, Abby Lee plays Susan, a recently blinded Greenwich Village housewife whose unintentional possession of illegal contraband puts her in the crosshairs of three con men. Darkness is Susan’s defense as she battles her pursuers in a heart-stopping conclusion. Look out for St. Mike’s student Jillian Kenny as she makes her professional debut as Gloria.
