(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- A production of Milan Stitt's The Runner Stumbles is now in full swing at the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre. Starring professional actors from New Jersey and Drew University students, the story is a courtroom drama, a whodunit, and a treatise on the acceptance and rejection of faith. The Runner Stumbles is playing through this Sunday, February 14.
The Morris Museum's production of The Runner Stumbles has been receiving critical acclaim. New Jersey Footlights says that the play is a "superior thriller with top notch cast." New Jersey Arts Maven calls the acting "superb."
Set in 1911 and based on a true events, The Runner Stumbles centers on a young nun who has died under mysterious circumstances and the pastor who has been charged with her murder. With alternating action between interrogations, testimony and scenes from the past, the secrets and taboos of their relationship come to a head, as a feverish struggle ensues against the tides of passion, faith and justice.
Remaining Performances
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 2PM
Friday, Feb. 12 at 8PM
Saturday, Feb. 13 at 8PM
Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2PM
Audio described performance available on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 2PM
Tickets
$45 General Public; $40 Seniors, Museum & Theatre Guild Members; $33 Groups (10+); $20 Students (under 18 or w/valid college ID).
Tickets may be purchased online at morrismuseum.org, by phone at (973) 971-3706, or in person at the Bickford Theatre Box Office. The Bickford Theatre is an integral part of the Morris Museum, located at 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morristown, NJ, and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm. Walk-up hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Cast
Rik Walter (Fr. Rivard) of NYC- Off-Broadway: Soho Rep, Atlantic Theatre Studio, West End Theatre, Mint Theatre; NJ Regional: Two River Theatre; Regional: Walnut Street Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Ivoryton Playhouse; Film/Television: Unforgettable (A&E), 30 Rock, Law & Order: SVU (NBC), As the World Turns (CBS)
JC Hoyt (Toby Felker) of Morristown, NJ- Bickford: The Last Romance, Dr. Cook’s Garden, Mass Appeal; Off-Broadway: The Fantastiks; NJ Regional: NJ Shakespeare Festival, Centenary Stage Company, Women’s Theatre Company;
Regional: Actors Louisville of Louisville, Old Castle Theatre Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Northern New England Rep, Dorsett Theatre Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company; International: A Christmas Carol (Germany)
Liz Zazzi (Mrs. Shandig) of Upper Montclair, NJ- Bickford: The Little Dog Laughed, Dead Certain, Almost Maine; Off-Broadway: St. Luke’s Theatre, Riverside Shakespeare; NJ Regional: Centenary Stage, Luna Stage, Theatre Project, NJ Rep;
Regional: Penguin Rep, Shadowland Theatre, NY Renaissance Festival
Lizzie Engelberth (Sr. Rita) of Denville, NJ- NJ Local: Dover Little Theatre, Encore, Houghton Shakespeare; MA in Teaching from Drew University
Duncan M. Rogers (Monsignor Nicholson) of Maplewood, NJ- Bickford: Wait Until Dark, Moonlight and Magnolias, Fiction, The Last Days of Mickey and Jean; Off-Broadway: Theatreworks USA, Century Center for the Performing Arts; NJ Regional: NJ Rep, Women’s Theatre Company; Regional: Old Castle Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre, Penobscot Theatre Company, Hillberry Rep, North Shore Music Theatre; Film/Television: 30 Rock, Dellaventura
Kelley McAndrews (Erna Prindle) of Washington, NJ- NJ Regional: Premiere Stages, Theatre Project; Local: Kean University, Pines Dinner Theatre, Plays in the Park
Drew University Students:
Ryan Genualdi (Amos) of Murray Hill, NJ -Bickford: Not Now Darling; Drew: The Three Sisters, The Venus Hottentot; Senior History Major at Drew University
Christopher Reyes (Prosecutor) of Maryland- Originally from the Philippians; Drew: You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, King Hedley II; Senior Theatre Major with Minors in French and Film Studies at Drew University
Ava Serene Portman (Louise) of Los Angeles, CA –Drew: Gillian’s Ocean (lead role); Local: Holmdel Theater; Film/Television: AP Life (Web Series), Banana Dartboard, The Hero Diaries (FDU Fillm Series); Junior at Drew University Sociology and Business.
Production photo from The Runner Stumbles by Warren Westura.
