Rope
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times
- Wednesday, Jul 28, 2027 7pm
- Thursday, Jul 29, 2027 7pm
- Friday, Jul 30, 2027 7pm
- Saturday, Jul 31, 2027 7pm
- Sunday, Aug 1, 2027 2pm
- Wednesday, Aug 4, 2027 7pm
- Thursday, Aug 5, 2027 7pm
- Friday, Aug 6, 2027 7pm
- Saturday, Aug 7, 2027 7pm
- Sunday, Aug 8, 2027 2pm
- Wednesday, Aug 11, 2027 7pm
- Thursday, Aug 12, 2027 7pm
- + 13 more
Location & Parking
Park Square Theatre
20 W 7th Pl
Details
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher | Based on the play Rope’s End by Patrick Hamilton | Directed by Tracy Brigden
Previews: July 28 - July 29, 2027
Run: July 30 - August 29, 2027
Psychological Thriller / Suspense Drama
A murder has been committed. The body is hidden in plain sight. And the killers have invited guests to dinner.
Confident in their intellectual superiority, two young men commit what they believe to be the “perfect murder,” motivated by a chilling philosophy that elevates certain individuals above ordinary moral law. As their unsuspecting guests gather - among them those closest to the victim - the hosts grow intoxicated by their own audacity. But as the evening unfolds, cracks begin to appear. Is the unraveling accidental, subconscious, or inevitable?
Rope unfolds in taut real time, tightening its grip scene by scene. The play examines arrogance, power, morality, and the dangerous seduction of believing oneself above consequence.
Themes: A taut meditation on arrogance, moral superiority, and the seductive thrill of power. The play probes guilt, philosophy, and the fragile illusion that one can outsmart consequence.
History
Patrick Hamilton’s Rope premiered in London in 1929 and was later retitled Rope’s End for its first American production. The play was inspired in part by the infamous 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder case. In 1948, Alfred Hitchcock adapted the story into his landmark film Rope, famous for its illusion of continuous, unbroken takes.
Jeffrey Hatcher’s new adaptation premiered at Hartford Stage in 2025. While remaining faithful to Hamilton’s original structure and psychological tension, Hatcher’s version sharpens the language and pacing for contemporary audiences, bringing renewed urgency to this classic thriller.
