Read the full article by Odin Rasco at Sacramento News & Review
Kicking off its 50th season with a bang, Chautauqua Playhouse’s newest production, “Accomplice,” is a delightfully deceptive show that will keep the audience guessing every step of the way until the lights go out for the final time.
If you only go to one show for the rest of this year — though I’d urge you not to limit yourself in such a manner — “Accomplice” would be a worthwhile choice.
The play, penned by Rupert Holmes —who you might remember from his hit song, “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” — is chock full of misdirects, surprises, rug pulls and other means of moving the unfolding narrative into unexpected directions, with each of the play’s four scenes ending in a cleverly laid out trap.