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"Mauritius" directed by John Lacy

Mauritius is a full-length dramatic comedy by Theresa Rebeck. Following their mother's death, two half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when three seedy, high-stakes collectors enter the sisters' world, willing to do anything to claim the rare find as their own. Who is friend and who is foe?

Mauritius (referring to "Blue Mauritius", one of the world's rarest stamps) is a family drama intertwined with con-artistry and steeped in themes of trust and materialism. It focuses on estranged half-sisters Jackie and Mary who discover a book of rare, and potentially very valuable, stamps upon their mother's death. While attempting to get the collection appraised Jackie draws the attention of Dennis, a tattooed ruffian of a mysterious background who informs Jackie of the collection's enormous worth and offers to connect her to a buyer who will pay top-dollar for her stamps. What follows is a tangled web of conspiring, conniving, and double-crossing as the audience is introduced to Sterling, a wealthy businessman with rageful and manic tendencies who desperately wants Jackie's collection; Phillip, the arrogant and condescending philatelist whose loyalties and motivations seem questionable; and the hostility between Jackie and Mary, the seeds of which are run far deeper than some stamp collection.

Two Penny Cast:
Melany Smith
Freddy Giorlando
Patrick Gallagher
Leila Almas Rose
Steve Andrews