A Requiem For Sherlock Holmes

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A Special Reading of A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES--at The Players

The Players presents

A special reading of

A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES A new play by Greg Oliver Bodine Directed by Leslie Kincaid Burby † Introductory remarks by Burt Wolder Talkback moderated by James Lawson Sherlock Holmes meets his match – the criminal mastermind, Prof. Moriarty – in a deadly struggle above the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, leaving a grief-stricken Dr. Watson to pick up the pieces and help solve a brutal murder nearly three years later in this new play based on “The Final Problem” and “The Adventure of the Empty House,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Please join us in The Dining Room for a special reading of this new play, marking the 161st birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most enduring fictional character – Sherlock Holmes. With introductory remarks about the club’s storied connection to the canon, and followed by a short talk-back and festive, post-reading reception! Dress: Business casual This event is FREE to all members and guests.  ALL guests must sign in at the front desk.   The Players 16 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003

[sherlockrequiem]

A Special Reading of A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES--at The Players

The Players presents A special reading of A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES A new play by Greg Oliver Bodine Directed by Leslie Kincaid Burby † Introductory remarks by: Talkback moderated by James Lawson Sherlock Holmes meets his match -- the criminal mastermind, Prof. Moriarty -- in a deadly struggle above the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, leaving a grief-stricken Dr. Watson to pick up the pieces and help solve a brutal murder nearly three years later in this new play based on "The Final Problem" and "The Adventure of the Empty House," by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Please join us in The Dining Room for a special reading of this new play, marking the 161st birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most enduring fictional character -- Sherlock Holmes. With introductory remarks about the club's storied connection to the canon, and followed by a short talk-back and festive, post-reading reception! Dress: Business casual This event is FREE to all members and guests. Please RSVP by clicking "join" if you plan to attend! The Players 16 Gramercy Park South New York, NY 10003

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Join Us For a 3Day Staged Reading This August 8-9-10

We are a little less than a month away from the 3-Day staged reading of Greg Oliver Bodine's play, A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES, and we're very excited to announce that we'll be in The Mainstage come Aug. 8-10.  We're blessed with a terrific director in Kathleen Brant, two amazing stage managers and an incredible cast of 12 actors in 40 roles -- comprised, almost exclusively of WorkShop Theater company members (4 of which are new!). 

If you're around in early August, please come and check out the play -- REQUIEM has been in development at WorkShop for more than a year, and the script has gone through some significant improvements (we believe) since our sold-out Sundays@Six Series reading on March 10.  In any case, we'd love to see your shining faces in the house next a month, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on the play over a post-reading cocktail or frothy pint in the upstairs balcony of The Pig & Whistle (36 St. / 7th Ave) on Aug. 8, 9 & 10.  Reading reservations are highly recommended and can be made by visiting our page on the WorkShop Theater's site and clicking on the Ovationtix link.  In the meantime, have a wonderful summer!

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The Next Step In Our Journey is in August...

After our triumphant debut in a staged reading of the full-length script, we have been green-lit and scheduled for a 3Day reading at the WorkShop Theater!  

Mark your calendar for August 8-9-10 this summer at the WorkShop.  The world's greatest detective is dead...what happens next?  

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Sundays @ Six Reading of A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES

Tonight at 6:00PM at the Dorothy Strelsin Theater, 312 West 36th Street, we take the first step in the WorkShop Theater's development process:  a reading of the full-length script of A REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES by Greg Oliver Bodine. 

Paul Singleton*, Michael Selkirk*, Annalisa Loeffler*, Jeffrey Swan Jones*, Katherine C. McDonald, Mike Smith Rivera*, Mick Bleyer*, Ryan Lee*, Kevin Stanfa*, Bruce Barton* and Walter Brandes*. 

Stage directions read by: Christine Verleny

Audience talkback moderated by: Eddie Antar

* Member AEA / † member SDC

Sunday, March 10 @ 6:00 pm

FREE and open to the public. Reservations not necessary. Arrive early -- seating is limited!

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This new, full-length play pits Sherlock Holmes against his greatest opponent -- the criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty, in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse that ends in a climactic death struggle between the two men above the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. Three years later, Dr. Watson, bereft of Holmes and lacking his late friend's superior detection skills, is nonetheless recruited by ...Scotland Yard to assist with an investigation into the murder of a young, London aristocrat -- the Honorable Ronald Adair, who has been discovered fatally shot in the locked bedroom of his 427 Park Lane address. With no apparent motive for the killing and lingering questions about the murder weapon, Watson and the police are left baffled by the 'Park Lane Mystery,' until, just outside the crime scene, the good doctor bumps into a wizened, old book collector, who follows him home and unexpectedly sheds some valuable light on the case...not before, however, shedding his disguise!