Southampton - Center Stage at Southampton Cultural Center will present the Off-Broadway smash, "Other People's Money" (The Ultimate Seduction) on Friday, January 21 at SCC's Levitas Center for the Arts.

Directed by Michael Disher, "Other People's Money" will be performed through February 6. Thursday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2:30 p.m.

"Other People's Money" is a darkly humorous cautionary tale involving a Wall Street corporate raider and his attempt to acquire the 81-year-old New England Wire & Cable Company. He finds himself in the fight of his life against the tenacious company chief executive, an unpredictable assistant and an attractive New York attorney who takes the attempted business conquest personally.

Lawrence Garfinkle, a/k/a "Larry the Liquidator," is always looking for the next big score, puts his sights on New England Wire and Cable, a publicly traded company that is run by Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson, a major employer in a small Rhode Island town.

Trying to stave off the hostile takeover, Jorgy hires Kate, a young and very beautiful lawyer. Before long, Larry becomes involved in a complicated game of cat-and-mouse in which he and Kate each struggle to maintain the upper hand. The unscrupulous Larry manages to manipulate, match wits and wiles and uncover the true intentions of his opponents. As he closes in on his goal, Larry must decide which he lusts after more - money or Kate.

Center Stage's cast includes Seth Hendricks as William Coles, Mary Ellen Roche as Bea Sullivan, Terrance Fiore as Andrew Jorgenson, Kasia Klimiuk as Kate Sullivan and Daniel Becker as Lawrence Garfinkle.

"Other People's Money" was the Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Best Off-Broadway Play of 1989.

Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. on the stage of The Levitas Center for the Arts, 25 Pond Lane, across from Agawam Park in Southampton Village. General admission is $22 and student rate (under 21 with ID) is $10. Group rates are available and reservations are encouraged. For tickets, call Southampton Cultural Center at 631-287-4377 or purchase tickets at www.scc-arts.org.