How NOT to Commit A Murder

It’s the oldest story in the book. The wife wants to bump off her husband for the insurance money. And sometimes (Hopefully not a lot of the time, but who can say?) she gets away with it. Because she gives the crime a lot of thought, because she knows the stakes and she treats the homicide like a chess match, she outwits the police and literally gets away with murder. Because, in the end, she is as clever as she is cold-blooded.

And then there’s Loretta Vandiver.

Oh, Loretta was cold-blooded enough, no doubt about that. It was in the other department where she fell short...

How NOT to Commit a Murder, written by local playwright Wayne Miller and directed by Miller along with Jason Summer, is the chronicle of Loretta’s murder trial. And if you thought her execution of the crime was bad, just wait until you see how she tries to exonerate herself.

Believe it or not, this play is inspired by actual events.
It really is true what they sat about truth and fiction.

Showing on Renaissance Theatre's Mainstage. (256) 536-3117 for more information or visit www.renaissancetheatre.net.