Jeremy Welter played Mack the Knife, ruthless scoundrel and rake, the most charming serial killer who ever trod the boards. The much beloved local actress Liz Mistele played Polly, his innocent wife who changes into a hardhearted realist. She sang the world famous song, "Pirate Jenny." David Flores and Marilyn White played the Peachums, a couple who define the artificiality of middle class living. Their entire lives are built on falsehood and deceit. Mary de Batista played Jenny, the whore with the heart of goldplate, who betrays her old love in order to survive. She and Mack sang and dance a torrid tango number. Robert Hirschi played the corrupt police chief, Tiger Brown, and Kurtis Witzensteiner played his pregnant daughter, Lucy, one of Mack's former lovers. 

Director Dale Gutzman and Musical Director Ernest Brusubardis returned the show to its Musical Hall roots in the tiny Off the Wall Theatre space. Performers sang and danced through the audience and gave the performance the hard edge for which the original German production was so famous. Set designer David Roper created his usual environmental magic, putting the playing area around and into the audience. Following Brecht's original idea, the songs stood apart from the story, as the actors steped forth to sing the playwright's comments. Those of you who loved Off the Wall's "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" found a similar style used in "the 3Penny Opera."