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PHOTOS from "Deathtrap" at Ocean County College Repertory Theatre


By John Posada

originally published: 04/27/2025

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company is presenting Ira Levin's Deathtrap in the Black Box Theater (Building 11B) at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts from April 25 through May 4, 2025. Prepare for an evening of suspense, wit, and shocking twists. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.

Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, struggles to overcome a dry spell, resulting in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it?

Deathtrap provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness and offers hilariously sudden shocks so abundant that audiences will be spellbound until the very last moment.

The cast includes Brendan Keffner (Sidney Bruhl), Keith Miller (Clifford Anderson), Dana Russack (Myra Bruhl), Annette Curran (Helga Ten Dorp), and James Fogerty (Porter Milgrim) along with Samantha Acquaviva, Kyle Bodie, Angel Berrios, and Bridget Magnusson. The production crew includes Cat Parker, George Allison, Doug Cox, and Jamie Kasprovitz.

Performances take place Friday, April 25 at 7:30pm; Saturday, April 26  at 7:30pm; Sunday, April 27 at 2:00pm; Friday, May 2 at 7:30pm; Saturday, May 3 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm; and Sunday, May 4 at 2:00pm. Tickets are $21/adults, $19/seniors. Purchase online at grunincenter.org or call the Grunin Center Box Office at 732-255-0500. The Grunin Center for the Arts is located on the main campus of Ocean County College in Toms River.




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Under the direction of Performing Arts Program Chair Paul Chalakani, the mission of the OCC Repertory Theater Company is to create opportunities for college and community participation in various rich and diverse theatrical experiences. The Company seeks to engage, entertain, inspire, and educate to enhance the cultural life of Ocean County College and the surrounding communities.

Here are more photos from the production.

The OCC/REP provides OCC students, faculty, staff, and residents of neighboring communities the opportunity to attend and/or participate in quality performances of theatrical works – musicals and plays, classical and modern, traditional and experimental, through a well-balanced theatrical season. Additionally, the OCC/REP provides an environment for students of our performing arts program to apply what they are learning in a collaborative and encouraging format. The OCC/REP celebrates the power of the theatre to illuminate and mirror the human experience.

John Posada is a New Jersey based photographer specializing in photographing live theatre and music performances. For more than 15 years, John has photographed live events where he mastered the techniques of timing and capturing fast moving action under challenging lighting conditions. Currently, John has spent the last 3 years concentrating on photographing almost 200 theatre productions for over 70 different theatres. Click here for John's website.




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