Stewart Blackwood
Dial M for Murder
Summary of Production
Director: Céline Rosenthal
Lighting: Annmarie Duggan
Scenic Designer: Antonio Troy Ferron
Costume Designer: Tracy Dorman
Assistant Sound Designer: Chloe Cohen
"Before Rear Window and Psycho, master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock brought Dial M for Murder to the silver screen and altered the landscape of the thriller genre. On a dark and rainy night, Tony’s jealousy over his wife Margot’s illicit affair takes a sinister turn. As Tony, Margot, her lover, and a figure from his past weave an intricate web of deception, the tension rises, and the consequences of suspicion and desire become deadly. The call is coming from inside The O'Reilly in this new version of the classic murder mystery, where secrets, lies, and the thirst for revenge collide.." - Pittsburgh Public Promotion Material
For this production, the music that Stewart composed was centered around the string orchestra. Much of the score was written in the rehearsal process to add specificity to timing and mood.
