The Smell of the Kill - Arts Barn Stage

Take three delicious, malicious wives and three miserable, unloving husbands—and chill. That is the recipe of Michele Lowe's comedy The Smell of the Kill, a Montgomery Playhouse Production presented in partnership with the Arts Barn.  The show runs from January 3 through 27, 2011, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $15, $13 for City residents. This show contains adult language and situations and is not recommended for audiences under the age of 17.

The Smell of the Kill revolves around Nicky, Debra and Molly, who have tolerated one another during once-a-month dinners for years. While their unseen spouses play golf in the dining room, the women exchange confidences, for the first time revealing that all three marriages are on the brink of disaster and all three women are facing the challenges of their lives. Nicky's husband has been indicted for embezzlement, Molly's husband is stalking her and Debra's husband is leaving her for another woman. When the men mistakenly lock themselves in a basement meat locker, the women are faced with a life-or-death decision:  should they leave the men out in the cold—permanently—or let them thaw?  One by one the women make their choices with more than a little help from one another.

Variety says "[The Smell of the Kill] boasts lines and scenes that have the audience laughing as uproariously as The Producers."

The Arts Barn, Gaithersburg's premier cultural arts facility, is located at 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.  For more information and tickets call 301-258-6394 or visit online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.