Idle Muse Theatre Company Sets Cast for New 'BASKERVILLES' Adaptation
Idle Muse Theatre Company announced casting forThe Hound of the Baskervilles, newly adapted by Althos Low and directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson. First serialized in the Strand Magazine in 1901-1902 - and perhaps the most beloved of Conan Doyle's crime thrillers - Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson trade the foggy streets of London for the country wilds of Dartmoor to shield the life of a young heir whose family is believed cursed by a murderous hellhound.
Linchpin Theatre to Present Laura Wade's OTHER HANDS
Producer Kathryn Bartholomew and Director David Fehr, spirited members of the Chicago theatre community, open the doors, once again, to Chicago's newest home for authentic theatre going experiences, Linchpin Theatre. Linchpin's next production will be the Chicago Premiere of Other Hands by celebrated British playwright Laura Wade. Wade is no novice to Chicago as her play Breathing Corpses was mounted by Steep Theatre Company in 2008 and was hailed as a 'One of the Top Ten Shows of 2008!' by TIme Out. Other Hands premiered at Soho Theatre in February 2006 to enormous acclaim: