As the Selby die-hards here know, David Selby has appeared in 3 productions directed by Michael Wilson, productions of
Long Day's Journey into Night staged at Houston's Alley Theatre and at Hartford Stage and a production of
St. Nicholas at Hartford Stage.
Wilson is currently directing
Enchanted April on Broadway, but he remains in the Artistic Director position at Hartford Stage. Wilson was also named as a possibility to direct when the idea of a
Dark Shadows musical was being kicked around. He's a big fan of the show.
Anyway, my point, and I do have one, is that information about the upcoming Hartford Stage season was released today. Check out this production. Pretty easy to see how/why Wilson would go for this. Sounds just a little familiar.
The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful
By Charles Ludlam
Directed by Michael Wilson
What do you get when you add equal parts Agatha Christie, Monster Mash and Marx Brothers? You get a hysterical evening of theatre that is destined to leave you breathless with laughter. The residents of Mandacrest Mansion are having a hard time sleeping, what with all the vampires, werewolves and mummies running around. Two actors perform all the roles at a break-neck pace in this dizzying quick-change comedy.