![]() It then runs on selected dates through Aug. Opening June 24, The Mystery of Edwin Drood plays June 25-26, followed by Last Train to Nibroc June 27. Nicholas Michael/Horace) and Kyra Sorensen (Miss Gwendolen Pynn/Beatrice). Phillip Bax/Bazzard, Waiter) Max Falls (Mr. ![]() Nick Cricker Sr./Durdles) Zedrick Evans (Master Nick Cricker Jr./Deputy) Kelly McGaw (Miss Florence Gill/Flo) Stephen Humes (Mr. Crisparkle) Arika Schockmel (Miss Angela Prysock/The Princess Puffer) Richie Call (Mr. Victor Grinstead/Neville Landless) Chris Klinger (Mr. Dunn (Miss Deirdre Peregrine/Rosa Bud) Elizabeth Tait (Miss Isabel Yearsley/Wendy) Belen Moyano (Miss Janet Conover/Helena Landless) Stefan Espinosa (Mr. Clive Paget/John Jasper) Katie Francis (Miss Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood) Lacy J. James Throttle/Stage Manager/Barkeep) Peter Surace (Mr. William Cartwright/Chairman/Mayor Thomas Sapsea) Gordon Dunn (Mr. The Mystery of Edwin Drood cast includes Joseph Tisa (Mr. Anyone who has purchased a ticket to a performance can bring the stub to the box office at any time to purchase a second ticket to “ Drood” for any spot in the theater for $15. Since the audience chooses the ending and there are so many possible combinations, the Lyric Rep has a special ticket offer for those who would like to see the production twice. We have to be ready for anything and everything at a moment’s notice.” There is never a dull moment, because during the performances we will be learning who the detective, murderer and lovers are at the same time the audience does. “It is a lot of fun because we are not only reacting as our characters, but also as the ‘actors’ whom we play. “This is thrilling for the actors because each character reacts differently to each combination chosen based on their pre-established relationships,” Surace said. Peter Surace, who plays Clive Paget and John Jasper, said the cast chooses a different detective, murderer and pair of lovers nightly. “Every show will be completely different and I’m very excited to see how it all unfolds.” “Between the wonderful direction of Ken Risch and the talented actors prepared to play any number of outcomes, rehearsals have always had an ‘on-the-edge-of-your-seat’ feeling,” Dunn said. ![]() One of this production’s most talked about features is the unusual finale where audience members will vote upon what happens in the ending. I’ve gotten to know both character’s lives and tracks extremely well due to the quick shifts back and forth between who I’m playing at a given time.” Dunn a member of Actors’ Equity Association who plays Deirdre Peregrine and Rosa Bud in “ Drood.” “I need to know Rosa’s story in the Charles Dickens’ tale and Deirdre’s story in the musical hall. “The musical-within-a-musical hasn’t been harder to prepare for, necessarily, but it is double the work,” said Lacy J. The play is set in 1892 in The Music Hall Royale. Though the novel is named after Edwin Drood, the plot focuses on Drood’s uncle, John Jasper, a choirmaster who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud, who also happens to be engaged to Drood. The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Dickens, which was unfinished at the time of his death. ![]() In this musical-within-a-musical, a second-rate company of players in Victorian England presents its flamboyant rendition of the famous and unfinished Charles Dickens novel. The wildly theatrical musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens at the Caine Lyric Theatre in Logan June 24, the third production in the summer lineup of four offerings by the Lyric Repertory Company and Utah State University.
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