In the middle of the North Atlantic a Norwegian fishing trawler has just rescued a beautiful young woman. She was sighted in the middle of the ocean, sitting on the edge of a floating iceberg, completely alone.
She is dressed in authentic 100-year-old clothes that are brand new.
When she is rescued she is unable to speak-except for one word — “Titanic.”
Thus begins the harrowing journey into Jeffrey Hatcher’s eerie thriller “Scotland Road,” opening on stage this weekend at Edge of the World Theatre in Edmonds, and running Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings through June 26.
Starring local actors Melanie Calderwood, Melissa Timms, and Christina Buchen, the show also features the talents of Jack Hamblin, a transplant from Southern California’s theatre scene.
“There are a lot of great actors in our area,” said director Michael Kelley, “but these people are easily among the best, thank heaven.
“I mean, we’re doing a real high-wire act with this one. The show makes you jump out of your socks, for sure-but it’s got a lot of comedy when you least expect it.
“A white-knuckle ride that also makes you laugh?” Kelley continued. “Not a lot of actors have the finesse to pull that off. These do.”
As “Scotland Road” progresses, the rescued woman is rushed to a secret facility in the U.S., thwarting all media attempts to interview her. She is surrounded only by a psychologist, a medical staff, and a mysterious man who seems obsessed with proving she is part of a wide conspiracy concerning the Titanic.
Still she silently insists she was aboard the doomed ocean liner, bound for New York, just three days ago. And she knows things about the Titanic that no layman could possibly know.
In a final effort to shake her story, the last known survivor of the Titanic-an aged, bitter recluse of a woman in a wheelchair-is brought face to face with her, with explosive results.
“I really love this thing,” adds Kelley with a laugh. “It tricks you, it scares you, it’s like a ‘Twilight Zone’. I’ve been directing it every day for five weeks, and there are still parts that make my hair stand up and places where I laugh out loud.
“No one’s who they seem to be, at least one person’s dead by the end, and they say no one’s ever guessed the ending. What more could I want?”
This marks Edge of the World’s 123rd production since the theatre’s inception in 1991.
Performances of “Scotland Road” take place at 8 p.m. except Sundays, when curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Some additional matinee performances are also available on Saturdays.
Tickets range from $17 to $20. The theatre is located in the Firdale Village shopping center in south Edmonds at 9672 Firdale Ave. The box office can be reached at 206-542-PLAY (542-7529) every day starting at noon.
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