Harriton Theater Company in the Black Box Theater at Harriton High School
PRESENTS
SHERLOCK HOLMES
by
William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional creation of Arthur Conan Doyle. First appearing in print in 1887’s A Study in Scarlet, the character’s popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totaling four novels and 56 short stories. The character of Sherlock Holmes was inspired by the real-life figure of Joseph Bell, a surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, whom Conan Doyle met in 1877. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing broad conclusions from minute observations.
Recognizing the success of the character, Conan Doyle decided to create a play based on Holmes. The script was later rewritten with the help of American stage actor, William Gillette. Gillette visited Conan Doyle to request permission not only to perform the role but also to rewrite the play.
The play itself drew material from Conan Doyle’s published stories “A Scandal in Bohemia”, “The Final Problem” and A Study in Scarlet, while adding much that was new as well. Doyle was credited as a co-author, even though Gillette actually wrote the play. It premiered on Broadway in 1899, and has seen unending success ever since.
Sherlock Holmes has a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing and popular culture as a whole, with the original tales, as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle, being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over one hundred years.
Cast Members
Sherlock Holmes
Ben Newman
Dr. Watson
Jackson Eisner
Madge Larrabee
Nina Gold
James Larrabee
Arrion Johnson
Alice Faulkner
Audrey Sigler
Sidney Prince
Jaspar Albright
Professor Moriarty
Allegra Greenawalt
Bassick
Julia Green
Forman
Jacqueline Kelly
Craigin
Sammy Biglin
Leary
Cliffe Edmonds
McTague Angelina DeMonte
Therese
Julia Hoeffner
Billy
Tyler Weiss
Parsons
Andreas Kaiser
Sir Edward Leighton
Patrick McCann
Count von Stalburg
Will Coleman
Newsboy
Gage Klaumenzer
Ensemble
Ashley Sydnor, Wendy Kelly, Cori Mastin
Directed by
Neill Hartley*
Technical Directors
Sean Connolly* with John Bezark*
Musical Direction by
Kat Bowman* with Aidan Todd
Student Directors
Julia McGinty and Dinah Day-Booth
Stage Manager
Willow Kaminski
Costume Design
Kim Fogarty*, Ana-Isabela Navarro, Rowen Murphy-Usher, and AmaRa Pedreros-Montes
Set Design
Sam Gerike and Noah Shelanski
Lighting Design
Jacob Newmark
Publicity Design
Emma Deutsch and Ben Newman
Hair and Makeup Design
Taylor Fagan and Sydney Klein
Sound Design
Ashley Young and Dylan Teaford
Prop Masters
Katie Federman, Sarah Liez, and Homa Mirzai