Landless Theatre Presents Second MetalTheatre Production: METALDROOD

Enter the mysterious, comical, raucous, and risqué world of the English music hall, where the audience determines the outcome. Who killed Edwin Drood? Who is Dick Datchery? And who finds love in the end? You choose!

A new symphonic metal score, approved by author/composer Rupert Holmes, accompanies The Mystery of Edwin Drood, hosted by Arts on the Green August 26 through September 25, 2016. Presented by Landless Theatre Company, performances will take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and select Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Arts Barn. Note that there will be no performance on Saturday, September 10. Admission is $25. This show is recommended for ages 12 and older.

This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) "puts on" its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper's nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve-but has Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunnit? Musical numbers include The Wage of Sin, Perfect Strangers, Both Sides of the Coin, Don't Quit While You're Ahead and Moonfall. The giddy playfulness of this play-within-a-play draws the audience toward one of the play's most talked-about features, which allows the audience to vote on the solution as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious finale!

The Landless Theatre Company (LTC) is a professional theater company and a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to producing exciting and accessible art to cultivate new audiences for Live Theatre. The company has a subscriber base of approximately 700 people residing in the DMV area. They have performed broadly in the region and have a strong following.