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A Midsummer Night's Scream Jane and Shelley have a new interest: The stage – a run-down old theater that Shelley's husband rescued from demolition and donated to a local college drama department. Students are in rehearsal for a play written by a teacher/director, a surefire bomb in the making, distinctly lacking style, wit, or substance. Though Jane'' interest is culinary–helping Shelley try out new caterers on the students who are on a "fast-track" summer schedule and are only free in time to get to the theater. What scenes there are, with petty off-stage feuds and jealousies, ego trips and power plays between the clueless teacher/director /scriptwriter and his cast. Even the presence of two aging professional thespians - a lecherous old boozer, and his genteel, seriously gifted wife can save the dreadful production. The plot takes darker turn when a rebellious young performer exits right on a gurney on the way to the mortuary. The attack on the janitor who comes in and cleans overnight, and has an interesting secret, forces Jane and Shelley to help Mel out with what they've learned about the actors and crew – stage hands, scene painters, costumers, and lighting experts. |
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