GRAND FORKS – The UND Division of Theatre Arts manufacturing of “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Thriller” opens Wednesday, Feb. 26, and runs by means of Sunday, March 2, at Burtness Theater on campus.
Curtain time for the play, written by Ken Ludwig, is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and a pair of p.m. Sunday.
The play is a cleverly comedic tackle “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” a 1902 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Because the story goes, a demonic canine preys on members of the Baskerville household “and solely Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson can cease its murderous rampage – and it’s a comedy,” in line with an announcement from Brad Reissig, affiliate professor and manufacturing supervisor, UND Division of Theatre Arts.
Reissig invitations the general public to expertise Doyle’s literary masterpiece “like by no means earlier than, as 5 actors painting greater than 40 characters on this vaudevillian Victorian journey.”
The play is “a twisted story of dashing detectives, deceitful disguises, tough dialects and the demon canine Devonshire,” he mentioned.
Forged members are Jace Toutenhoofd, as Holmes; Sean McNulty, as Watson; and Tacy Crawford, Alexis Mull and Madi Watts, actors.
The theatre arts division’s “college students, school and workers are devoted to bringing you very good leisure and an impressive night time out,” Reissig mentioned.
College members concerned within the manufacturing are Emily Wirkus, assistant director; Kylie McDonald, costume, hair and make-up designer; Reissig, scenic and lighting designer; and Patrick Studying, sound designer and technical director. Joseph Shappell, a UND scholar, is assistant stage supervisor.
Different college students serving in varied roles for this manufacturing are: Payton Bergman, Bryn Bothe, Alyssa Carlson, Parker Case, Ivan Chen, Ainsley Cole, Tacy Crawford, Averie Eixenberger, James Gill, Kira Hartmann, Elijah Holman, Jenna Lester, Isaac Lund, Kylie McDonald, Olivia Partin, Grace Rhoads, Ben Stevens and Oliver van Tiel.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for college kids, seniors and grownup navy with ID. Pupil navy, with ID, will likely be admitted freed from cost. Tickets could also be bought on-line at
. Advance tickets will likely be offered on-line solely and with credit score or debit playing cards solely.
James Tweedale, who’s directing the play, is a visitor artist and part-time teacher at UND. He will likely be educating an improv workshop this semester and this fall.
Tweedale, who earned a Grasp of High quality Arts diploma in appearing and directing from Western Illinois College, will even be aiding with the “Unrehearsed Shakespeare” venture this semester and directing the season opener “Full Works … Abridged” within the fall.
In 2022, Tweedale taught an improv workshop and has carried out in a number of theater productions by the Empire Theater Firm on the Empire Arts Middle. On the Hearth Corridor Theatre, he appeared in “The Diary of Anne Frank” final 12 months and is predicted to seem in “Haunting of Hill Home” in April.
Tweedale, who has been an improviser and improv instructor for greater than 10 years, was nominated for a Broadway World Award, Finest Performer in a Musical, for his efficiency as Henry Higgins in “My Honest Girl” at Cortland Repertory Theatre in central New York.
In response to Reissig, Tweedale “fell in love with ‘Baskerville’ in 2018 whereas performing in it at Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll, Illinois, and is thrilled to have the ability to share it with the UND theater group.”
Upcoming performances by the UND theater division are “Unrehearsed Shakespeare” reveals “Taming of the Shrew,” “Macbeth” and “Twelfth Evening,” set for 7:30 p.m. April 24, 25 and 26, respectively, at Burtness Theatre.
For extra info, name the division workplace at (701) 777-2587.
