Thumbs

Chanticleers Theatre
3683 Quail Ave Castro Valley

As though ripped straight from the fevered nightmares of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, Thumbs tells the abnormally amusing tale of a town preyed upon by a killer known for cutting off his victims' thumbs. Mystery, mirth and mayhem unfold in the mountains of Vermont, as this comedy focuses in on the lives of a harsh Hollywood actress named Marta and her ex-husband Freddie, who's summoned her to his isolated cabin to help with a mysterious emergency. The twists and turns escalate as an affable small-town sheriff and her assistant -- who isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer -- follow the opposable trail of their opponent. Expect plenty of laughs and lightning-fast plot twists in this Chanticleers Theatre production of Thumbs -- written by Rupert Holmes, the playwright responsible for the five-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Drood.