It's 1972. Dick Nixon's having conversations he'll live to regret. The finishing touches are being put on An American Family (which will eventually lead to such boob-tube wonders as Elimidate and The Anna Nicole Show). And in midtown New York, director Cecil Hudson is cobbling together a ragtag group of New York thespians for a one-night-only performance of Tennessee Williams' latest work to benefit Creative, Responsible Artists Against Alcoholism and Pleurosis (CRAAAP).

Unfortunately, Cecil gets more than he bargained for--much more! For starters, his cast is rife with personality conflicts grand enough to make the US Senate look like Up With People. Then, on the Big Night, actors turn up missing during the performance--and worse! Who is to blame for the backstage bump-offs? And will any of these divas still be standing come curtain call? You'll shriek with fright and delight at I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer!, whipped up by Running With Scissors as a fringe production for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.

I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer! runs from March 21 through April 12 at the Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with a special 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, March 30. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903 or they can be purchased at the door. (NOTE: The opening night performance will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. Tickets to this gala event are $20 and can be purchased by calling Mickey at 504 525 4498.)

WHAT: Mix one part Waiting for Guffman, one part Noises Off, one part teen slasher film, and a rounded tablespoon of Southern idiom. Add call-brand bourbon to taste. Shake vigorously.

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm from March 21 - April 12, with a special 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, March 30.

WHERE: The Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter

WHO: The cast of I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer! includes….

Elizabeth Pearce as Dawn Reynolds, the faithful stage manager

Jim Jeske as Cecil Hudson, the high-strung director

Jack Long as Herschel Winchester, the drama queen and Cecil's boyfriend

Dorian Rush as Charlotte Belcher, perky, former Chi O and giver of cast gifts and Fraulein Irma von Putzkammer, the Teutonic wonder

Brian Peterson as Moira Judd, the second-string lush

Travis Acosta as Douglas Arnold, the hustler

Flynn De Marco as Maxine Skeffington, the veteran diva

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903 or purchased at the door. (NOTE: The opening night performance will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. Tickets to this gala event are $20 and can be purchased by calling Mickey at 504 525 4498.)