Thursday isn't the usual day for an opening night at Opening Nite Theatre Society, but this year ONTS's season opener, Art of Murder, starts up with a two-for-one night on Thursday, October 17. Art of Murder is a short but fast-paced thriller that will be sure to get audiences in the Halloween spirit.

 Jack and Annie Brooks are both artists. Jack is high-profile, charismatic, talented and a bona-fide art star. Annie stays in and paints quietly, getting none of the admiration and accolades that are showered upon her husband. Jack, played by Glenn Lahey with chilling ferocity, is a whirlwind of ego and entitlement, and he takes what he wants. Does this mean he'd kill? Paula Zentner plays Annie with a cold and calculating subtlety. She's been under Jack's thumb for so long, will she kill to get out from under it? Into this powerful dynamic enter two more characters- the flamboyant and money-hungry art dealer V, played to full volume by Kat Sloan, and Kate, an under-appreciated and harassed maid played by Petra Atebe. Both have so much to lose and to gain by eliminating Jack and Annie... so the question is, who will die? Who will kill? Or are they all empty talk? And why is there a coffin in the middle of the living room? 

After taking home the trophy for directing last spring for Age of Arousal, Norma Rushton returns to the director's chair this fall. This small ensemble cast has been working since August to bring audiences a fast, tight romp. Familiar ONTS faces mix with newcomers this fall for a great show.

​Tickets are on sale now, available at www.openingnitetheatre.com/box-office, ontstickets@hotmail.com, 604-826-ONTS or at the door at 33223 Railway Ave in Mission. The show runs October 17 to November 3, Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows at 8pm, Sunday shows at 2pm. The doors open one hour before the show. There is no show on Halloween. Tickets are $15, and Thursdays (October 17 and 24) the tickets are two-for-one.