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Holmes and Watson
Holmes and Watson, a stage adaptation of two Sherlock Holmes short stories, adapted and directed by artistic director Terry McCabe, begins previews on Friday, November 7, 2014, and opens for the press on Tuesday, November 11. It is the second production of City Lit's thirty-fifth season. The show is a new production of one of City Lit's most acclaimed shows, an exploration of the relationship between Dr. John H. Watson and his remarkable friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Adapted from two of the greatest Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia" and "The Final Problem," both re-imagined as psychological drama, the play features Holmes's two most brilliant adversaries, the American opera singer Miss Irene Adler and the retired mathematics teacher Professor James Moriarty. When originally produced at City Lit in 2006, the script was Jeff-nominated for Best Adaptation. Holmes and Watson will run through Sunday, December 14.
"A Scandal in Bohemia" was the very first Holmes short story, following the publication of two novels featuring the character. The novels did not sell particularly well, but "Scandal" made Holmes a star. It concerns his investigation on behalf of the King of Bohemia into a scandalous photograph held by the king's ex-lover, Irene Adler, whose brilliance in combating Holmes earns his lasting respect. "The Final Problem" was intended by Conan Doyle to be the last Holmes story, though he was induced years later to resume writing them. In it, Holmes pursuesand is pursued byhis doppelganger, Professor Moriarty, "the Napoleon of crime."
Terry McCabe has been City Lit's Artistic Director since February 2005. He has directed plays professionally in Chicago since 1981. He was artistic director of Stormfield Theatre for four years, resident director at Wisdom Bridge Theatre for five years, and worked at Body Politic Theatre three different times in three different capacities over a span of 14 years. Along with Holmes and Watson, his City Lit adaptations of Gidget (co-adapted with Marissa McKown), The Hound of the Baskervilles, Scoundrel Time, and Opus 1861(co-adapted with Elizabeth Margolius) were Jeff-nominated. He won two Jeff Citations for directing at Stormfield and has been thrice nominated for the Jeff Award for Best Director, for shows at Court Theatre, Wisdom Bridge, and Victory Gardens. He has directed at many Chicago theatres either long-gone or still with us, as well as off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre and at Vienna's English Theatre. His book Mis-Directing the Play has been denounced at length in American Theatre magazine and from the podium at the national convention of The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, but is used in directing courses on three continents and is now available in paperback and on Kindle. He is a member of the theatre faculty at Columbia College.
The cast for Holmes and Watson is Adam Bitterman (Watson), Adrienne Matzen (Adler), and James Sparling (Holmes). The design team is Ross Hoppe (set), LaVisa Williams (costumes), and Robert Steel (sound).
Holmes and Watson will play 21 performances. The full schedule follows:
NOV
7 7:30 pmpreview
8 7:30 pmpreview
93 pmpreview
117 pmpress opening
147:30 pm
15 7:30 pm
16 3 pm
217:30 pm
22 7:30 pm
233 pm
287:30 pm
293 pmNotice this is a matinee time.
303 pm
DEC
47:30 pm
57:30 pm
67:30 pm
73 pm
117:30 pm
127:30 pm
137:30 pm
143 pmclosing
Ticket prices are $22.00 for previews and $29.00 after opening. A limited number of $25.00 general admission tickets ($18.00 for previews) is available for each performance through the City Lit website.
Discounts are available for telephone orders by seniors, students, members of the military, and groups of ten or more. Tickets can be reserved by going to www.citylit.org or by calling (773) 293-3682.
City Lit receives funding from the Alphawood Foundation, the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and The Saints. Its outreach program is sponsored in part by A.R.T. League.
City Lit specializes in literate theatre, including stage adaptations of literary material. It is located in the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church building at 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, one block west of Sheridan Road and a block and a half east of the Bryn Mawr Red Line L stop.
The 84 Peterson bus, the 147 Lake Shore Express bus, and the 151 Sheridan bus all stop near City Lit. Valet parking is available for theatre customers at Francesca's Bryn Mawr restaurant across the street from City Lit. Discounted parking is available for theatre customers, with validation from the Edgewater Beach Café, in the Edgewater Beach Apartments' underground parking lot one block east of the theatre. A limited amount of free parking is available for theatre customers who dine at That Little Mexican Café one block west of the theatre.
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LocationCity Lit Theater (View)
1020 W Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
United States
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