ROPE, by Mark Sickman, takes us back to a time where public
hangings were a much celebrated extravaganza. It is 1895, in the Old West, and
we are in Summit City, where William Maledon, the prince of hangmen, is about
to conduct his last hanging. William, a man who prides himself on delivering
“justice with dignity” is on the verge of retirement and accompanied by
Mildred, his beautiful and ostentatious wife with lofty political ambitions.
However, Mildred is not ready to leave the throne of public infamy and goes to
despicable heights to safeguard her notoriety. ROPE is a wildly entertaining
musical about the unholy history of justice
. With mastery and flair, director Debra Whitfield keeps the hoots and the
tensions brewing. Along with a magnificent ensemble, Scott Schafer is a
hysterical scene stealer. In ROPE, Sickman has created a spectacle of the best
kind, one that holds a mirror to the absurdity of human ego.
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