Rope...anybody heard of it?

If it's the "Rope' I'm thinking of that played Off-Broadway last year, it's a murder mystery. Something involving two brothers. I really don't remember.

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It's most likely the play that inspired the Hitchcock film of the same name. The film is amazing because it almost looks like one long cut. It's also controversial because it subliminally displayed a homosexual relationship between the two main characters.

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No. And I'm not sure of any female characters because I've only seen the movie and the play is very different from the movie because the play takes place in Britain.

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Well, the other one may be right. I literally have no clue. I do know it's a mystery.

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Do you have any info about the characters?

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No worries. Thanks though

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I did this show several years ago. It's a great piece, but a very long night at the theater (3 acts, lots of dialogue). The basic plot is two students decide to murder a friend of theirs and hide the body in a steamer trunk in their living room. They then invite a relative of the dead boy, a few friends, and their old professor over for the evening. Through the course of the play, they drop clues about what they've done and the suspense is wondering if they're going to get caught.

As for the female characters there are two. One is an older woman who is either a relative of the dead boy or a friend of someone who is. Very stuffy, not much to do. The other girl is younger and is, I think, an aspiring actress. In any event, she's very much the ditzy blonde and tends to get more laughs. The show is really a vehicle for the two murderers and their teacher.

Hope that helps.

It plays off of the Leopold and Loeb thrill murders. A couple of guys decide to off somebody to see if they can get away with it and then throw a party.

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