Susan Claassen will direct her final show as 's managing artistic director after a career spanning 49 of the company鈥檚 52 years.
Claassen has left the door open to possibly direct again, but she is leaving the company鈥檚 artistic direction in the hands of Associate Managing Artistic Director Betsy Kruse Craig.
In a note to her Invisible Theatre 鈥渇amily鈥 posted on the company鈥檚 website last month, Claassen said that 鈥2024 is the perfect time to pass the 鈥榮equined torch鈥 of artistic leadership鈥 to Kruse.
Claassen鈥檚 tenure officially ends on July 1, when she will take on an emeritus role. She will continue on as an artistic advisor through year鈥檚 end.
Claassen is directing the company鈥檚 52nd season finale 鈥淭hriller of the Year,鈥 which runs through Sunday, May 5. The show, by Glyn Jones, is a whodunnit mystery featuring an all-star, all-women Invisible Theatre cast: Betsy Kruse Craig, To-Ree-Nee Wolf, Molly McKasson, Susan Baker and Meagan Jones.
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Here鈥檚 the story: Gillian Howard is a successful crime novelist who has just received the award for 鈥淭hriller of the Year鈥 when she returns home late to find a copy of her latest award-winning book, 鈥淭he Lady is Dead.鈥 There鈥檚 no note attached to say who sent it.
The plot thickens as the evening unfolds, and Gillian becomes the victim of a series of unfortunate accidents, all attempts to kill her using the methods from her book. Everyone who visits her home then becomes a suspect as Gillian races against time to identify her would-be murderer before it鈥檚 too late.
To-Ree-Nee Wolf, left, and Betsy Kruse Craig in a scene from Invisible Theatre鈥檚 season finale 鈥淭hriller of the Year,鈥 which runs through Sunday, May 5.
The show, which runs 85 minutes with no intermission, will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 5 at Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave.
Tickets are $40, with group discounts available through or by calling 520-882-9721.
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