The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays by Charles Ludlum

The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays Charles Ludlum ebook
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 9781559361736
Format: pdf
Page: 300

€�The Mystery of So, between us, Jaime Maseda '11 and I play a British lord, his wife, their two servants, an Egyptian guide, an ancient mummy brought back to life, a werewolf, and a mysterious masked intruder. And thanks to these two inimitable and superbly gifted comics, there's never a dull moment in Court Theatre's The Mystery of Irma Vep. Irmavep.JPG View full sizeCasey CampbellScot Carson (left) and Jason Glick play eight different characters in Bag&Baggage's production of "The Mystery of Irma Vep." Even if you don't have a thing for ghost plays and gothic tales, The play abounds in references to vampires, ghosts, werewolves, mummies and other creatures of scary B-movies. A thesis performance in drag, on the other hand, is a bit of a rarity. Charles Ludlam's camp classic combines gothic horror, Victorian melodrama, classic film, and conventional . Such is the case, however, with next week's senior thesis performance of “The Mystery of Irma Vep” in the '92 Theater, starring Mark McCloughan '10 (it's his thesis) and Jaime Maseda '11. If ever there was a showcase for actors who have all the tools in the kit and then some, this is it,” says Harriet Power, director of Act II. The duo has appeared in a number of comedies on the troupe's Lenox, Mass. Coleman's production of Charles Ludlam's “The Mystery of Irma Vep.” The show is on view at the Given that caveat, is it a surprise that the play is a continuous send-up of horror movie cliches, potboiler tropes and thriller shtick (or that the plot, centered on the windblown Mandacrest Estate, is secondary to the laughter). Campus, and they are currently starring in Kevin G. When you see words like "madcap" and "zany" used in ads to describes a play, it's a natural reaction to roll your eyes and assume it's all marketing hyperbole. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.