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Agatha's At It Again Feelings hollowed out by murder mystery
Dive In To The Darkroom If you’ve ever had the opportunity to work with film photography, you know there’s nothing in the creative world that quite compares to the satisfaction of producing that perfect photo. From adjusting the camera to the correct settings, to venturing into the dark to develop the film, to transferring them onto paper and watching the results solidify as you put them into the chemicals. The entire process is a labor of love. Starting this Sunday at 2 p.m., Carrie Pendergrass will be at Safelight District to share her passion for and knowledge of photo development using film negatives in a threepart class that gives you the chance to dive into the darkroom and develop some photos of your own. While you won’t be processing film in this class, you’re welcome to bring your own preprocessed negatives. If you don’t have any, you will be provided with all the materials you need to participate. The remaining two classes will take place the following Sundays on March 22nd and 29th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. You don’t need experience to participate, so come out and gain an appreciation for a truly underrated and satisfying art form as you experiment with black and white in the darkroom. — Lindsey Clute
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LMOST EVERY PERSON UNDOUBTEDLY HAS some sort of space in their heart they need to fill; it’s one of the reasons we have hobbies, passions, relationships, and more. For most people, figuring out how to fill that void is not too difficult nor does it normally result in murder. By Addie Whitlow Pulse contributor
However, for one extended British family in the late 1940s, that’s a different story and you’ll see the murder mystery unfold right in front of you with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s upcoming production of Agatha Christie’s “The Hollow”, opening this Friday at 8 p.m. “The Hollow” is a 1946 novel by British crime author Agatha Chris-
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tie, who is also the best-selling novelist of all time. It was adapted for the stage in 1951 and, while it may be one of Christie’s lesserknown plays, it’s extremely rich in character development and has several comedic elements, making it arguably one of her more intriguing ones. This murder mystery tells the story of a romantic love-tag of sorts in the English countryside at the Angkatell home, The Hollow, that
results in a surprise murder. John Cristow finds himself in a bit of a bind when his wife, mistress, and ex-lover are all in the same place. There are also the hosts, Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, visiting Angkatell cousins, Dr. Cristow, his wife, an inspector, his assistant, a maid, and a butler, only making the list of possible suspects—and romantic interests—grow longer and more confusing. The Theatre Centre’s production is directed by guest director Bob Willie and features a cast of twelve, who started rehearsals on February 4th. They’ve been extremely dedicated to the production, so much so they’ve been rehearsing six nights a week to perfect their characters and the story development. “Those are the things that re-
