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Mysterious phone calls, a remote cabin, a storm and a woman alone are all part of the stew that John Pielmeier cooks up for VOICES IN THE DARK. At the play’s start, we meet Dr. Lil, a psychotherapist with the #1 radio talk show in the country who has an astounding track record for saving desperate callers’ lives. She juggles a commuter marriage with her husband based in Washington, D.C., while she broadcasts from Manhattan. Her career is soaring, but her marriage has taken a nosedive, so she arranges a weekend retreat to her husband’s cabin in the Adirondacks to try and sort things out.
Some mysterious phone calls that start on her radio show follow her to the cabin, and when her husband doesn’t arrive as planned, Lil is left alone for the weekend. Soon the ominous phone calls continue, and she has more than her marriage to save – perhaps her very life. VOICES IN THE DARK garnered the 1999 Edgar Award (named for Edgar Allan Poe) for Best Mystery Play.
Over the years, playwright John Pielmeier has
also written numerous television films in addition to plays, but he is probably
best known for his play “Agnes of God” and the subsequent film which starred
Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda and Meg Tilly. A
psychiatrist figures prominently in that story, as well. |
