Ensemble member and Miss Holmes Returns Dramaturg, Maren Robinson put together a reading list of a few female Victorian sleuths if you feel like following up Miss Holmes Returns with some more detective fiction! A few years ago I picked up the anthology, The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime, and went down the […]
A few weeks into rehearsal, dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with playwright Christopher M. Walsh to talk about the return of Miss Holmes. MR: It has been such a joy to spend time with Miss Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson again. This play was going to debut before the pandemic started and was delayed. Do you […]
A few weeks into rehearsal, dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with Katie McLean Hainsworth and Mandy Walsh who are reprising their roles as Miss Holmes and Dr. Dorothy Watson for Miss Holmes Returns to talk about playing Victorian superheroes. MR: Katie and Mandy, most stage actors don’t get to revisit the same characters in a […]
Whose Body? dramaturg Patrick Runfeldt investigates the process of detectives and coroners in turn-of-the-century London. ‘The office of coroner is of so great antiquity, that its commencement is not known. By some it is said to be coeval with that of sheriff…’– Coroner’s Act of 1887 The coroner’s inquest exists to determine the circumstances surrounding […]
In advance of the opening of Whose Body?, dramaturg Patrick Runfeldt sat down with director Jess Hutchinson and actor/ensemble member Katie McLean Hainsworth to ask them a few questions about the story, process, and more! (Editor’s note: The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.) Patrick Runfeldt: We’re gonna kick this off with fun, Katie. So this is the conversation that […]
In advance of the opening of Emma, dramaturg Maren Robinson sat down with adaptor Phil Timberlake and director Elise Kauzlaric to ask them a few questions. MR: Elise, this is your third foray into the world of Austen after having directed Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. What do you think you have learned most about the world of Austen and her characters and why do […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy sat down with ensemble member Bilal Dardai to chat about his history with, and current adaptation of, The Man Who Was Thursday. ZV: How did you first encounter The Man Who Was Thursday, and what about it made you feel like you had to adapt it? BD: I first encountered the title by way of […]
Neil Gaiman’s novel suggests that every city has a city below and each city has a price to pay. As part of our production of Neverwhere, Lifeline is curating “Chicago Below” — an exhibit of images of the Chicago that lives just underneath the glittering parts of the city: the alleys, subways, viaducts and darker […]
Dramaturg Maren Robinson kicks off a series of Neverwhere posts as we approach previews and opening. Note: contains spoilers but strives not to reveal key plot points. There are not many times a dramaturg gets to revisit a play. Having worked on Lifeline’s first production of Neverwhere, I found when we decided to produce the […]
Dramaturg Zev Valancy checked in with scenic designer Joanna Iwanicka about her work for our production of Anna Karenina. ZV: Anna Karenina is a story from a very different era, which nonetheless has real resonances with contemporary society. What about the story (and people working on this adaptation) made you want to design the set? […]