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 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 […]