True Crime Rep at Trustus Theatre

Composure, written and directed by Jason Stokes

House Calls, by Charlie Finesilver, Directed by Ginny Ives

The Trustus Playwrights’ Festival is commissioning two plays about true Columbia events that were scribed by local playwrights, Jason Stokes and Charlie Finesilver. Composure, by Stokes, tells the story of the murder of State Newspaper Founder Narcisco Gonzales at the hands of Lt. Governor Tillman and the trial that followed. House Calls, The Strange Tale of Dr. Gale by Finesilver, tells the story of Dr. Ian Gayle – a successful psychiatrist turned burglar who stole over $500,000 worth of guns, antiques, rare coins, jewelry, and other loot from the residents of Forest Acres in the 1970s. Both shows will be performed in repertory, with performances alternating nightly.