PORT TOWNSEND — “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” the classic comedy about Egyptologist Lord Edgar and his wives, arrives on the Key City Playhouse stage, 419 Washington St., tonight with a specially priced 7:30 performance.
Tickets to tonight’s show are $15, while seats at the rest of the performances in the run range from $20 to $24.
The story has Lord Edgar and his new mate, Lady Enid, contending with the tragic figure of Irma Vep, Edgar’s late first wife.
They’re all together at the gothic Mandacrest Estate, along with Jane the acerbic maid, Nicodemus the groundskeeper with secrets of his own plus various werewolves, vampires and things that go bump in the night.
Directed by Amy E. Sousa, “Irma Vep” runs Thursdays through Sundays through July 19, with all shows at 7:30 p.m. except the 2:30 p.m. matinee this Sunday.
For ticket information, phone the Key City box office at 360-385-KCPT (5278) or visit www.keycitypublictheatre.org, and for more about the show, see this Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight, the arts and entertainment magazine in the Peninsula Daily News.
