Dr. John Watson (Connor Perry) and Sherlock Holmes (Andrew Williams) are drawn into a new case by Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable (Rockey Carter), as "Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Priory School" opens Friday at Theatre Rocks! in Ennis.
Sherlock Holmes opens Friday
ENNIS - Disappearances, murder, kidnapping in Victorian England, by way of the Theatre Rocks! stage.
A new, family-friendly adaptation of “Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Priory School” opens Friday at the theatre located at 505 NW Main St. in Ennis.
The script by H. Lee McMillion is based on one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s own favorite tales featuring his famous detective.
A flustered headmaster, Thorneycroft Huxtable (Rockey Carter of Mesquite), seeks help from Sherlock Holmes (Andrew Williams of Red Oak) in solving the disappearance of the young son of the Duke of Holdernesse (Paul D. Perry of Milford). Holmes and his trusted colleague, Dr. John Watson (Connor Perry of Milford), agree to look into the case, which quickly takes a darker turn.
Neither the duke’s secretary, James Wilder (Roland Carter of Mesquite) nor the local Constable (Ethan Binder of Ennis) seems too pleased to have Holmes and Watson poking around in the affair.
And the school’s German instructor, Master Heidegger (Simon Bailey of Waxahachie), also has gone missing.
Holmes questions students from the Priory School (Ethan Brazell of Ennis and Jonathan Stewart of Palmer) and the superstitious school housekeeper, Mrs. Edith White (Kelly Kovar of Ennis, understudy Charlene Andrews of Palmer), assisted by her two gossipy maids (Madeleine Makay of Waxahachie and Annie Jane Adams of Ennis.)
Spurred on by gathered information, Holmes and Watson traverse the moors, encountering local maids (Samantha Matthews and Olivia Riojas, both of Waxahachie) and surly inn owner Reuben Hayes (Kenneth Wayne of Red Oak).
Suspicion also has fallen upon a band of Irish Travellers encamped nearby (Jacquelyn Bailey of Waxahachie, Abigail Brazell of Ennis, Shiloh Brazell of Ennis, Tori Fisher of Waxahachie, Samie Jo Green of Ennis, Julia Hauffe of Waxahachie, Kimberly Koelzer of Waxahachie, and Grace Martin of Waxahachie).
Fears surrounding the Gypsies lead the Constable and his men (Jonathan Brazell and Gideon Binder, both of Ennis) to pay a visit to their camp.
Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturday April 23 to May 8; there are also two matinee performances at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 2, and Saturday, May 8.
Tickets are $12 for students and senior adults, $15 for general adult admission, and can be purchased online at www.theatrerocks.com. Please call 9872-878-5126 for reservations or further information.