Spotlight Series: Orson Welles' Touch of Evil
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Time: 7:30 - 9:05 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: $5.00
Lyric Theatre presents "Touch of Evil" as part of its Spotlight Series featuring director Orson Welles on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
The August Spotlight Series celebrates one of the most influential filmmakers in cinema history, Orson Welles.
"Touch of Evil", released in 1958, is a drama thriller and is rated PG-13. The film stars Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh and was directed and co-written by Orson Welles.
Film Synopsis:
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
For more information on the film, visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052311.
Tickets are $5.00 per person.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=504777~4ab27fc5-7b1f-40ac-9bdb-32c61284f6ac& or in person at the box office.
The Lyric Theatre is located at 135 College Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/bwgGwP6L/534714533-1176266914522722-548411714284177766-n.jpg.
For more information, visit: https://www.thelyric.com/movies/ or https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=504777~4ab27fc5-7b1f-40ac-9bdb-32c61284f6ac& or https://www.facebook.com/lyric.blacksburg or https://www.instagram.com/thelyrictheatre/ or call 540-951-4771.
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