A mysterious woman (Jennifer Ferrin) with an even more mysterious accent, meets her end in the London flat of Richard Hannay (Charles Edwards), who's wrongly accused of killing her in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Onboard an Edinboro train, racing against time to clear himself of murder, Hannay (Charles Edwards, r.) overhears two itinerant underwear salesman (Arnie Burton (l.) and Cliff Saunders, center), as they discuss a newspaper description of the alleged killer in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Hannay (Edwards, l.) is caught peering over the shoulder of a surly Scottish farmer (Saunders, r.), who's reading a news report about a London murder suspect on the loose in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Mistaken for a Scottish political candidate while hiding out from police, Hannay (Edwards, l.) unwittingly exposes his little secret to the crowd as Mr. McQuarrie (Saunders, center) and the Master of Ceremonies (Burton, l.) remain unaware in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

On the run for their lives, Pamela (Ferrin) and Hannay (Edwards) discover the only way is up in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

It's a love-hate relationship for Pamela (Frerrin) and Hannay (Edwards) as they run for their lives from a sinister plot in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Scottish innkeeper Mrs. McGarrigle (Burton, l.) greets Pamela (Ferrin) and Hannay (Edwards) with a wink and a nod in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Pamela (Ferrin) and Hannay (Edwards) find that handcuffs can really bring people together in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Pamela (Ferrin) and Hannay (Edwards) spot trouble from their opera box in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson

Dashing everyman Richard Hannay (Edwards) finds himself on the run for his life in the Huntington Theatre Company's pre-Broadway American premiere production of Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps." Photo: T. Charles Erickson