Idle Muse Theatre Company Adds Additional THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLE Performances

Due to high ticket demand, Idle Muse Theatre Company has added an additional performance of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, newly adapted by Althos Low and directed by IMTC artistic director Evan Jackson. The additional performance has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 23 at 8 p.m.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is recommended for teens and up, and runs approximately two hours including one ten-minute intermission. The Hound of the Baskervilles runs March 3 - April 3 at Edge Theater at 5451 N. Broadway Ave. Press opening is Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. Regular performance times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. and Wednesday, March 23 at 8 p.m. (Previews are Thursday, March 3 and March 4 at 8 p.m. No performance on Easter Sunday, March 27). Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at the Idle Muse Theatre Box Office, 773-340-9438 or by visiting www.IdleMuse.org.

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.

Evan Jackson is the Artistic Director of Idle Muse Theatre Company, a position he has held since the company's inception. He has directed ten previous productions for Idle Muse, including The Lion in Winter and Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (both Jeff-Recommended. Luke Hamilton received a Jeff Awards nomination for Best Actor for his role as Sherlock Holmes). Last season, he directed Idle Muse's production The Talking Cure.

Althos Low is the pen name for Shanghai Low Theatricals, an adaptation development group based in Chicago. Formed in 2001 as a group of theatre craftspeople adapting literary works for the stage, in 2009 the company expanded into the creation of graphics and visual development. In 2014 the group adapted George Orwell's Animal Farm for Director Hallie Gordon and the Steppenwolf Young Adults Program. For the Baskervilles collaboration, Steve Pickering serves as Adaptor, with input from the company, and Fred Baxter and Tom Kyzivat provide pre-production concept art. The company will also design the puppetry for the production (www.shanghailow.org).

The cast of The Hound of the Baskervilles features Idle Muse Theatre Company members Joel Thompson (Sherlock Holmes), Nathan Pease (Dr. John Watson), Brian Bengtson (Dr. James Mortimer), and Elizabeth C. MacDougald (Beryl Stapleton) with guest artists Laura Jones Macknin (Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Frankland), Brendan Hutt (Sir Henry Baskerville), Gary Henderson (Clayton, Selden, Postmaster, Warder), Gary F. Barth (Barrymore), Jean Waller (Mrs. Barrymore), Jon Patrick Penick (Jack Stapleton, Warder), and Patrick Doolin (Lestrade, Perkins).

The design team also includes ensemble members Erin Gallagher (Costume Designer and Managing Director), Sara Robinson (Production Stage Manager and Technical Director), Tristan Brandon (Dramaturgy, Prop Designer), Shellie DiSalvo (Assistant Stage Manager) and Laura Wiley (Lighting, Projection and Set Designer). Wiley received a Best Lighting Design Joseph Jefferson Awards Nomination for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Idle Muse Theatre Company last season. Guest artists include Shanghai Low Theatricals (Puppet Designer), Libby Beyreis (Violence Designer), Robert P. Lloyd (Sound Designer), and Kathy Logelin (Dialect Coach).

The Hound of the Baskervilles will run March 5th through April 3rd, 2016 with previews March 3rd and March 4th and will be presented at Edge Theater, a newly-renovated performance venue located at 5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL 60640

Performance times for The Hound of the Baskervilles are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM. and Wednesday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $15 for students/seniors. Tickets for previews are $10. Every Thursday is Industry Night with $10 tickets for industry members with headshot/resume. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.idlemuse.org or by calling 773-340-9438.

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