He’s droll, he’s logical; he’s the master of elementary observation – Yes! – It’s Sherlock Holmes. Add one very large hound, sinister characters, an ancestral history of grisly death; the dismal Devonshire estate on England’s Dartmoor and . . . uhm. . . uproarious laughter spurred on by puns, pranks and insider jokes. By…
Paul Fouhy
Artfully Edmonds: Driftwood’s 59th Season opens with an intriguing gender twister
A most provocative start to season 59 awaits patrons of Edmonds Driftwood Players as director Paul Fouhy does a switch-a-roo on traditional casting of the troupe’s opening production, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. (Fouhy also directed Driftwood productions Proposal by Neil Simon as well as the Festival of Shorts play, Good Ole Mom &…
Artfully Edmonds: ‘The Players’ announce festival winners as a busy week begins
This past weekend nearly 600 audience members (593 to be exact!) voted in Edmonds Driftwood Players (The Players) 8th Annual Festival of Shorts, co-produced by Diane Jamieson and Joanne Branch. Artfully Edmonds had the privilege of participating this year as a festival adjudicator, along with Scott Randall (Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts) and Elena…
Artfully Edmonds: ‘Enchanted April’ and garden shows herald a lovely spring
The Driftwood Players production, Enchanted April by Matthew Barber (now playing at Wade James Theatre), has enjoyed many adaptations since first being published as a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim. The storyline centers on four women – mismatched strangers – who escape their London lives hoping for a “geographic cure” to what ails each of…
Artfully Edmonds: Upcoming events reflect the warmth of approaching spring
Are you ready for this wintry weather to slip away in favor of spring? In this week’s column we have events inspired by such sun-drenched locations as Bolivia, Cuba, Italy and the Caribbean Basin; in events that run the gamut from movies to music, to stage productions and more! Even with the warm cuddles of Valentine’s Day, and its romantic…