Sherlock Holmes: From Page to Stage

Press Release

How did Hartford’s own William Gillette go from the well-heeled Nook Farm neighborhood of movers and shakers to the New York stage and beyond? How and why did this fine Victorian actor go from farce to historical drama to the defining role of Sherlock Holmes?

Get all of these questions answered and more at the Mark Twain House Museum on December 8th and 9th as the Stowe Center and the Mark Twain House Museum present the East Haddam Stage Company’s production of their original one-act play Sherlock Holmes: From Page to Stage.

Follow William Gillette from Hartford to San Francisco to New York and London as he played in and wrote quintessential Victorian comedies. Then hear how the stars aligned for the fateful meeting with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and how Gillette brought to life the super sleuth Sherlock Holmes.

The East Haddam Stage Company is known for producing original works and their motto of Minimal Set, Maximum Connection, is perfect for the intimate auditorium at the Mark Twain House Museum. 4 actors portray 12 characters in the life of William Gillette, from boyhood to the opening of the play that would change his life forever! Featuring Jay Slevaka of Meriden, Michael Vernon Davis of Niantic, George Lombardo of Wethersfield and Rayah Martin of Hartford

When: Thursday and Friday, December 8th & 9th, 2011 at 7:30pm

Where: Mark Twain House Museum Auditorium 351 Farmington Avenue Hartford CT

Tickets: $20 For reservations call the Mark Twain House: 860-280-3130

For more info on the East Haddam Stage Company please visit www.EHSCO.org Or call 860-873-3521 You can find us on Facebook too!

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