The Post-Meridian Radio Players - Sherlock Holmes

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A Study in Scarlet

Jay — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:46:37 +0000

Tickets: Tickets and reservations are now available on our Tickets page.
Performances:
Fri, July 21, 2023, 8:00pm
Sat, July 22, 2023, 2:00pm (matinee)
Sat, July 22, 2023, 8:00pm (evening)
Thu, July 27, 2023, 8:00pm (pay what you can)
Fri, July 28, 2023, 8:00pm
Sat, July 29, 2023, 8:00pm
Location: Guild Church (formerly Boston Brunch Church), 204 Elm Street, Somerville (for auditions as well as performances).

The PMRP Summer Mysteries return with A Study in Scarlet, the very first Sherlock Holmes adventure!

A murder has been committed! The body has no wounds, yet the room is covered in blood. Scotland Yard sends for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson! “There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life,” says Sherlock Holmes, “and our duty is to unravel it.”

Credits

Adapted and directed by
Jeremy Holstein
from the 1887 novel by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Doctor Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Inspector Lestrade	.....	Sam Tincler
Inspector Gregson	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Hope	.....	GM Hakim
Stamford Stangerson	.....	Robert Thorpe II
Rance Marine	.....	Jonathan Mendoza
Charpentier Mrs. Hudson	.....	Diana Kennedy
Old Woman Driver	.....	Marty Mason
Drebber	.....	Kevin Kordis
Alice Wiggins	.....	Kim Dauber
Arthur Hotel	.....	Alex LaFreniere
Understudy	.....	Mollie Bourne
Foley	.....	Simone Agha
Foley	.....	Mollie Bourne
Foley Understudy	.....	Tori Queeno

Director	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Assistant Director	.....	Tori Queeno
Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Assistant Stage Manager	.....	Coraline Holstein
House Manager	.....	Jacob Sommer
Sound Board Operator	.....	Joev Dubach
Sound Engineer	.....	Jay Sekora
Sound Engineering Consultant	.....	Ray Zaslow
Rehearsal Assistant	.....	Sid Hackney

Location

Both the auditions and the performance will be at Guild.Church, formerly Boston Brunch Church, at 204 Elm St., Somerville/52 Russell St., Cambridge. See here for a map and further information.

Series:

Mysteries

Riddle of the Super Sleuths

Jay — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:04:36 +0000

Performances:
July 21, 2022, 8pm
July 22, 2022, 8pm
July 23, 2022, 2pm (matinée)
July 23, 2022, 8pm (evening)
Tickets and reservations are available from our Tickets page.
Location: Boston Brunch Church (formerly Responsible Grace), 204 Elm Street, Somerville.

The PMRP Summer Mysteries return with Riddle of the Super Sleuths! Three new mystery audio dramas performed live, featuring three detectives (or their villains!), hosted by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

The gentleman thief Arsène Lupin returns in the new adaptation by Michael Lin, The Seven of Hearts!
Doctor Watson and Inspector Lestrade investigate a locked-room mystery for Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Sleeping Cardinal, an original play by Jeremy Holstein!
And an original mystery by Phoebe Roberts, The Lost Days of Mrs. Neele!

There will be four performances on July 21-23, 2022 — evening performances on all three days, with a matinée as well on Saturday the 23d. Get your tickets or make a reservation here!

Cast and Crew

The Adventure of the Sleeping Cardinal

Written and directed by Jeremy Holstein

Doctor Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Inspector Lestrade	.....	Justus Perry
Mary Watson	.....	Jamie Lin
Lady Margaret	.....	Livie Keane
Patrick Pardman	.....	Kevin Kordis
James Ryder	.....	Malachi Rosen
Jones	.....	Catherine Hersh
Foley	.....	Red Stone Tori Queeno

The Lost Days of Mrs. Neele

Written and directed by Phoebe Roberts

Mrs. Neele	.....	Kitty Drexel
Adelaide White	.....	Cari Keebaugh
Miss Colwyn	.....	Jamie Lin
Mr. Drysdale	.....	Andrew Winson
Billy Porter	.....	Kevin Kordis
Charlotte Fisher	.....	Livie Keane
Foley	.....	Simone Agha TBA

The Seven of Hearts

Adapted from the Maurice Leblanc short story and directed by Michael Lin

Jean Daspry	.....	Philip Pierre-Louis
Pauline Savari	.....	Kate Mahoney
Chloé Andermatt	.....	Bridget R. Saunders
Georges Andermatt	.....	TBA
Etienne Varin Alfred Varin	.....	Andrew Winson
Louis Lacombe Chief Inspector Dudouis	.....	Malachi Rosen
Foley	.....	Keisha Warriner Allie Everest

Crew

Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Assistant Stage Manager	.....	Coraline Holstein
House Manager	.....	TBA
Producer	.....	Chris DeKalb
Foley Coordinator	.....	Simone Agha
Graphic Design	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Sound Design	.....	Paul Springer
Sound Engineer	.....	Chris Cebelenski
Sound Board Op	.....	Joev Dubach

Location

Boston Brunch Church
(formerly Responsible Grace Church)
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA, 02140

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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans at Boskone 59

Jay — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:15:52 +0000

On Saturday, February 19, PMRP will be presenting Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes in the Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans” at Boskone 59. A Boskone membership is needed to attend or view the performance, which will be presented in person in the hotel (in the Harbor I room) and streamed over Boskone’s streaming service for virtual con attendees.

In this performance, Sherlock's brother Mycroft hires Holmes and Watson to investigate a crime that threatens the security both of the crown and of England!

Performance

Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 7:00pm
(in Harbor I at Boskone, or streaming with a Boskone online membership.)

Cast and Crew

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Dr. Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Mrs. Hudson	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Mycroft	.....	Mike Haddad
Lestrade	.....	Justus Perry
Gent	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Valentine	.....	Eric Cheung
Violet	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Johnson	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Foley	.....	Joev Dubach
Director/Adaptor	.....	Jeremy Holstein

Series:

Mysteries

Boskone

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

Jay — Sat, 22 May 2021 03:19:29 +0000

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present The Summer of Mystery! Three free Zoom performances, the last weekends in June, July and August!

In July we have The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans, one of only two adventures to feature Sherlock’s older, smarter brother Mycroft. Holmes and Watson investigate the theft of the plans of England’s greatest naval weapon, the Bruce-Partington submarine! The fate of England itself hangs in the balance!

Performances

Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 8pm
Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 8pm

You can find these upcoming live performances here on YouTube or you can find them through PMRP's YouTube channel.

Donations

These performances are free, but if you want to help us keep bringing you radio drama, please consider making a donation!

Cast and Crew

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Dr. Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Mrs. Hudson	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Mycroft	.....	Mike Haddad
Lestrade	.....	Justus Perry
Gent	.....	Will Spreadbury
Butler	.....	Joev Dubach
Valentine	.....	Eric Cheung
Violet	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Johnson	.....	Will Spreadbury
Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Foley	.....	Joev Dubach
Director/Adaptor	.....	Jeremy Holstein

Series:

Mysteries

Summer of Mystery 2021

Arisia ’19: Enterprise Incident & Final Problem

Jay — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:44:30 +0000

The Post-Meridian Radio Players will have two performances at the 2019 Arisia science-fiction convention. We will continue our tradition of presenting gender-swapped Star Trek episodes, this time performing “The Enterprise Incident”. In addition we will perform a reprise of our original adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in “The Final Problem”.

More details will be provided shortly.

The performances will be at time slots to be determined during Arisia, which is the weekend of January 18-21, 2019. (A convention membership or day pass is required. If you can’t attend at the con, watch for our reprise of “The Enterprise Incident” in the spring!)

Series:

Arisia

Gender-Swapped Star Trek

Moriarty’s Mysteries: Three Mysterious Tales hosted by the Napoleon of Crime

Jay — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:53:46 +0000

Performances: July 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28, 2018
(8pm performances on all dates, plus a 2pm matinée on Saturday the 21st)
Thursday the 26th is a pay-what-you-can performance.

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present our 2018 Summer Mystery show, Moriarty’s Mysteries. Our line up this year will be as follows:

Vera Wolfe in “The Boy Who Cried Wolfe.” A recreation of a 1950 Nero Wolfe radio broadcast, presented as originally broadcast but with all pronouns swapped. Vera Wolfe and Audrey Goodwin are visited by an homme fatale who is convinced that his boss is in danger. Directed by Jess Viator.

Arsène Lupin in “Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late.” Arsène Lupin is planning a daring burglary in the French countryside. No less than a certain English detective has been called upon to stop him, though he won't be the only familiar face to challenge the gentleman thief. Directed by Chris Chiampa.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in “The Final Problem.” Sherlock Holmes battles his most famous adversary, the infamous Professor Moriarty. Directed by Jeremy Holstein.

Cast

The Boy Who Cried Wolfe

Directed by Jess Viator
Adapted by Jeremy Holstein

Vera Wolfe	.....	Caitlin Mason
Audrey	.....	Cari Keebaugh
Marty	.....	Josh Luckens
Stephens/Sonya	.....	Tori Queeno
Larry	.....	Keegan Hannon
Patricia/The Announcer	.....	Karen Sarao
Schwartz	.....	Kate Mahoney
Foley	.....	Grace Gist
Foley	.....	Rashi Verma

Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late

Directed by Chris Chiampa
Adapted by Michael Lin

Arsène Lupin	.....	Michael Lin
Devanne	.....	Will Spreadbury
Miss Nelly	.....	Kristen Heider
Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Irene Adler	.....	Austen Wright
Ensemble	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Ensemble	.....	Kevin Kordis
Foley	.....	Naomi Hinchen

The Final Problem

Adapted and directed by Jeremy Holstein

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Moriarty	.....	Andrew Winson
Bassick/Child	.....	Emma Joyce
Bassick/Child (Understudy)	.....	Emily Penta
Moran/Conductor	.....	Kevin Kordis
Frau Steiler	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Foley	.....	Keisha Warriner
Foley	.....	Tori Queeno

Crew

Producer	.....	Chris DeKalb
Sound Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Sound Engineer	.....	Chris Cebelenski
Sound Board Op	.....	Simone Agha

Location

Boston Brunch Church
(fomerly Responsible Grace Church)
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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Series:

Murders and Scandals: Poe and Doyle

Jay — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 04:34:30 +0000

Performances: July 14, 15, 20, 21, and 22, 2017
(8pm performances on all dates, plus a 2pm matinée on Saturday the 15th)
Thursday the 20th is a pay-what-you-can performance.

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present their seventh annual Summer Radio program with adaptations for radio drama of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tale “A Scandal in Bohemia” and a gender-swapped version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, considered by some the first modern detective story.

Our detectives will work out these puzzles for your pleasure on the stage of Responsible Grace Church in Somerville for six performances!

Cast

Your Hosts for the Evening

Martha Putnam Sites and Catherine Bromberg

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Adapted by Phoebe Roberts and Jeremy Holstein from the original Edgar Allan Poe story
Directed by Phoebe Roberts

Dupin	.....	Srin Chakravorty
Edelle	.....	Kitty Drexel
Henri	.....	Michael McAfee
Ganimard	.....	Eric Cheung
Muset	.....	Shari Caplan
Bird	.....	Cari Keebaugh
Alberta	.....	Liz Salazar
Odenheimer	.....	Joev Dubach
Foley Artists	.....	Grace Gist Jaclyn Wilson

Sherlock Holmes
in
A Scandal in Bohemia

Adapted by Jeremy Holstein from the original Arthur Conan Doyle story
Directed by Jeremy Holstein

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Dr. Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Bohemian	.....	Dan Burke
Irene Adler	.....	Kristen Heider
Servant/Mrs. Turner	.....	Kate Mahoney
Godfrey/Ostler	.....	William Spreadbury
Driver	.....	Joev Dubach
Ruffians	.....	Liz Salazar Michael McAfee Cari Keebaugh
Priest	.....	Eric Cheung
Foley Artist	.....	Jane Ko Liberty McClead

Crew

Producer	.....	Chris DeKalb
Stage Manager	.....	Meg Wickham
Graphics/Sound Design Team	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Sound Design Team	.....	Kristen Heider
Sound Design Team	.....	Grace Gist
Sound Engineer	.....	Chris Cebelenski
Sound Board Op	.....	Jaime Lin
Publicity	.....	Jaclyn Wilson
Foley Coordinator	.....	Dave Barker

Performance Dates

Friday, July 14, 2017 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 15 at 2:00pm (matinée) and 8:00pm

Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 8:00pm (pay-what-you-can)
Friday, July 21, 2017 at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 8:00pm

Location

Responsible Grace
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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Series:

Summer Radio Mystery Theatre ’16: Revenge of the Super Sleuths

Jay — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:05:26 +0000

Performances: July 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23, 2016
(8pm performances on all dates, plus a 2pm matinée on Saturday the 16th)
Tickets are available (for purchase in advance or will-call) on our tickets page.

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present their sixth annual Summer Radio program with Revenge of the Super Sleuths: a trilogy of spine-tingling murder mysteries!

The Trio of Terrific Truthseekers will tantalize the stage of Responsible Grace Church in Somerville for six perfomances!

Featuring

Your guide, Professor Plum

Martha Putnam Sites

Hercule Poirot
in
Murder is a Private Affair

Directed by J. Deschene

Poirot is called in by a bitter and domineering old woman to investigate the murder of a maid but to keep it private.

Cast

Hercule Poirot	.....	Dave Barker
Inspector Stevens	.....	Joye Thaller
Abigail Fletcher	.....	Lori-Anne Cohen
Olivia Hammond	.....	Kristen Heider* Amanda Balagur**
Cornelia Baldwin	.....	Corey Exline
Henry Baldwin	.....	Kevin Kordis
Frances Baldwin	.....	Nellie Farrington
Laurence Baldwin	.....	Matthew Kamm
Jean Baldwin/Marie	.....	Rebecca Graber
Williams	.....	Michael Sprague
Foley Artist	.....	Tegan Kehoe
Foley Artist	.....	Nora Sotomayor

* Kristen Heider will play the role of "Olivia Hammond" on July 15th and 16th.
** Amanda Balagur will play the role of "Olivia Hammond" on July 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
in
The Irish Tweed Coat

Directed by Caitlin Mason

Lady Molly must outwit the Italian Mafia! Molly sends her assistant Mary undercover to retrieve an Irish tweed coat from two Sicilians. This coat is all that stands between an innocent man and the hangman's noose!

Cast

Lady Molly	.....	Liz Salazar
Mary Granard	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Emily	.....	Amanda Balagur
Mr. Shuttleworth	.....	Eric Cheung
Mrs. Tadworth	.....	Kate Mahoney
Piatti	.....	Michael Lin
Clerk	.....	Catherine Hersh
Officer	.....	Keegan Hannon
Porter	.....	Rebecca Graber
Foley Artist	.....	Liberty Moody
Foley Artist	.....	Anne-Marie Taylor

Sherlock Holmes
in
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Directed by Jeremy Holstein

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are visited by a young woman whose sister died under mysterious circumstances. The case leads them to a run down estate over run by Indian animals where they must solve a locked room murder mystery before it is too late! Widely regarded as the best of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle short stories.

Cast

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Dr. Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Helen Stoner	.....	Marty Mason
Julia Stoner	.....	Jackie Freyman
Dr. Grimesby Roylott	.....	Joev Dubach
Driver	.....	Mike Sprague
Foley Artist	.....	Michael Lin
Foley Artist	.....	Grace Gist

Performance Dates

Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 2:00pm (matinée) and 8:00pm

Thursday, July 21st, 2016 @ 8:00pm
Friday, July 22d, 2016 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, July 23d, 2016 @ 8:00pm

Production Team

Staff

Producer House Manager	.....	Chris DeKalb
Artistic Director	.....	Caitlin Mason
Graphic Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Publicity Coordinator	.....	Jaclyn Wilson
Publicity	.....	Anna Muench

Technical Crew

Stage Manager	....	Meg Wickham
Sound Designers	.....	Jeremy Holstein Kristen Heider
Sound Engineer	.....	Chris Cebelenski
Sound Board Op	.....	Jay Sekora

Location

Responsible Grace
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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Summer Radio Mystery Theatre ’15: Night of the Super Sleuths

Jay — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 23:31:05 +0000

(Except When It’s a Matinée)

Performances: July 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25, 2015
(8pm performances on all dates, plus a 2pm matinée on Saturday the 18th).

The Post-Meridian Radio Players are proud to present their fifth annual Summer Radio program with Night of the Super Sleuths (Except When It’s a Matinée): a trilogy of spine-tingling murder mysteries!

The Trio of Terrific Truthseekers will tantalize the stage of Responsible Grace Church in Somerville for six perfomances!

Featuring

Your guide, Professor Plum

Martha Putnam Sites

Hercule Poirot
in
Death Wears a Mask

Directed by J. Deschene

When a celebrated actor turns up dead, it looks like the overprotective father of his young bride to be is to blame, but as Hercule Poirot knows, not everything is as it appears.

Cast

Hercule Poirot	.....	Dave Barker
Inspector Stevens	.....	Joye Thaller
Abigail Fletcher	.....	Lori-Anne Cohen
George Hackett	.....	Christian Krenek
Virginia Fields	.....	Nellie Farrington
Richard Fields	.....	Eric Cheung
Archie Tremain	.....	Michael McAfee
Daisy	.....	Merrilyn Taylor
Pete	.....	Stephen Turner
Jeweler	.....	Nora Susana Sotomayor
Foley	.....	Kate Mahoney
Foley	.....	Rosemary Ouellet

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
in
The Frewin Miniatures

Directed by Caitlin Mason

When a set of priceless miniature figures are stolen from the art collection of the Frewin family, and with the men of Scotland Yard baffled by the crime, Lady Molly and Mary are called in by the Chief to investigate the case.

Cast

Lady Molly	.....	Leslie Drescher (first weekend) Kristen Heider (second weekend)
Mary	.....	Sophie Kaner
The Chief	.....	Brad Smith (first weekend) Chris Chiampa (second weekend)
Mrs. Frewin	.....	Catherine Bromberg
Mr. Frewin	.....	Kevin Kordis
Lionel Frewin	.....	Lucas Commons-Miller
Chipps	.....	Jessica Conger
Doctor Lady Steyne	.....	Liz Salazar
Nurse Emily	.....	Katherine DiMarca
Lestrade	.....	Tom Champion
Gregson	.....	Stephen Turner
Sir Anthony	.....	Joev Dubach
Michael	.....	Eric Cheung
Foley	.....	Austen Wright
Foley	.....	Michael Lin
Foley	.....	Kal Gieber

Sherlock Holmes
in
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

Directed by Jeremy Holstein

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must defeat the man they call the King of all Blackmailers, Charles Augustus Milverton. With a woman's life and reputation on the line, Sherlock Holmes plays a desperate game and must look for methods outside the law to best this most clever of criminals.

Cast

Sherlock Holmes	.....	Andrew Harrington
Dr. Watson	.....	Chris Chiampa
Lady	.....	Circe Rowan
Milverton	.....	Tom Beyer
Lestrade	.....	Tom Champion
Agatha	.....	Katherine DiMarca
Foley	.....	Kal Gieber
Foley	.....	Joev Dubach

Performance Dates

Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 2:00pm (matinée) and 8:00pm

Thursday, July 23th, 2015 @ 8:00pm
Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, July 25th, 2015 @ 8:00pm

Production Team

Staff

Producer House Manager	.....	Chris DeKalb
Artistic Director	.....	Caitlin Mason
Graphic Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein

Technical Crew

Stage Manager	....	Jess Viator
Sound Designer	.....	Jeremy Holstein
Assistant Sound Designer	.....	Karen Sarao
Foley Coordinator	.....	Kal Gieber
Sound Engineer	.....	Chris Cebelenski
Sound Board Op	.....	Rebecca Graber

Location

Responsible Grace
204 Elm Street
Somerville, MA

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