INTRIGUE AND MORE: J.B. Priestley’s “Dangerous Corner” is on stage at ActorsNET in Morrisville, Pa., through February 16. Pictured are actors Nicholas Pecht and Alyssa Capel.

ActorsNET presents J. B. Priestley’s thought-provoking drama Dangerous Corner, running through February 16 at the Heritage Center in Morrisville, Pa. Described as “a masterful exploration of time, truth, and the consequences of our choices,” the drama, which is one of Priestley’s “time plays,” invites audiences on a journey of revelation and intrigue.

“This ‘time play’ focuses on the fact that all our actions and choices have a ripple effect on those around us, like tossing a stone into a pond,” said Director Cat Milone. “Sometimes, if the stone lands differently, even ever-so-slightly, the impact could ripple out in an entirely different way and change the course of our lives and those around us. I think that’s something we can all relate to. Everyone has a moment in their lives where they think, ‘if only this one small thing had been different, I might not be where I am today.’”

The play is set in the 1930s. After dinner one evening at Robert and Freda’s country estate, a group of friends/colleagues are enjoying some cocktails and one another’s company when a chance remark from one of their number sparks a realization that begins to slowly unravel a twisted web of secrets and lies, proving that not everything is as it seems, not everyone is who they are pretending to be, and nothing could ever possibly be the same amongst this group again.

Or could it? At the very moment that this group reaches its breaking point, Priestley flips the script and takes them back to the moment they first approached that dangerous corner and affords them the opportunity to choose a different path. But when the weight of the truth is this heavy, one has to wonder if those winding twists and perilous turns won’t keep popping up until, in the end, the truth simply has nowhere left to hide.

The Heritage Center Theatre is located at 635 North Delmorr Avenue, near the Calhoun Street Bridge.  Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Doors open half an hour before show time. There will be an additional 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, February 8 in addition to the regularly scheduled evening performance.

Visit Actorsnetbucks.org for tickets.