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Monday, October 21, 2013

THE GAME’S AFOOT: WORLD PREMIERE OF “SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE KNIGHT’S GAMBIT” OPENS AT THE BICKFORD

Sherlock Holmes Logo 2Sherlock Holmes: The Knight’s Gambit
By Paul Falzone
This production is being co-produced with the Old Castle Theatre Company of Bennington, VT.

WHEN: October 24 – November 10; Thursdays at 2 and 7:30 PM; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 2 PM
WHERE:
Bickford Theatre, Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown

TICKETS: Reserved seats are $45 for the General Public, $40 for Senior Citizens, Morris Museum members and Bickford Theatre Guild members, and $20 for Students (18 or under or with valid college ID).
Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more.
For tickets or more information, please contact the Bickford Theatre Box Office at 973.971.3706 or visit www.morrismuseum.org

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are busy once again on Baker Street in this diabolically clever whodunit that will please fans of Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective. The evil Moriarty has dispatched what appear to be numerous killers to end the life of Holmes, Watson and disrupt the English monarchy.  Can Holmes solve the puzzle and finish the chess match?  Will it be check or check-MATE?

CAST:

  • Nick Plakias (Sherlock Homes) of Yonkers, NY- Off-Broadway- Moby Dick-Rehearsed, The Waiting Room, The School for Husbands, Diamond Studs, The Cure, and Jewish Stories; New Jersey:  Shakespeare Theatre of NJ; Regional:  Old Castle Theatre, Arkansas Rep, Capital Rep, Pennsylvania Stage Company, American Music Theater Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival; TV:  Brotherhood, Law & Order:  Criminal Intent
  • Bill Tatum (Lestrade) of NYC- Regional:  Wonderful Tennessee, The Magnificent Ambersons, Raising Kane, No Cure In Sight, The Odd Couple, The Dinner Party, The Grass Is Greener, I Ought To Be In Pictures, Night And Her Stars And Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Old Castle Theatre Company),  Little Women, Sylvia and The Subject Was Roses (Dorset Theatre Festival). TV:  AS THE WORLD TURNS, LAW & ORDER, THE OFFICE PARTY and ON THE WATER. Married to Broadway actress Karen Ziemba.
  • Richard Howe (Watson) of Bennington, VT- Associate Artistic Director of Old Castle Theatre Company; Regional:  Dorset Theatre Company, Irish Classical Theatre, Cambridge Theatre Company, Sierra Rep
  • Scott McGowan (Lecomte) of Maplewood, NJ- Bickford:  I Do! I Do!, Mack & Mabel ; New Jersey:  Dreamcatcher Rep, Surflight Theatre;  Off-Broadway:  Theatreworks USA, The Duplex, Tribeca Playhouse, New York Lab Theatre; Regional:  Kennedy Center, Stages St. Louis, Riverside Theatre, Florida Rep, Pirate Playhouse, Weathervane Theatre, Gateway Playhouse

CREATIVE TEAM:

  • Director:  Eric Petersen of Bennington VT
  • Scenic Designer:  Carl Sprague of Bennington, VT
  • Lighting Designer:  Roman Klima of Howell, NJ

ABOUT THE BICKFORD THEATRE:
The Bickford Theatre is a professional theater that produces and presents year-round entertainment, including a Main Stage Series, two Children’s Theatre series, a Jazz Showcase and many other special concerts and performances.

Artistic Director Eric Hafen celebrates his thirteenth anniversary this season. The theatre is a Senior Member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a not-for-profit organization of 30 professional theatres throughout the state, and works in conjunction with Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). From its beginnings in 1994 to the present, tens of thousands of theater-goers from across the tri-state area have enjoyed the Bickford Theatre’s many entertaining and diversified offerings in theatre, music and dance. 

The Bickford Theatre is conveniently located within the Morris Museum and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-up hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ABOUT THE MORRIS MUSEUM:
Celebrating 100 years, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through the presentation of high caliber permanent and changing exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards. These programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the F.M. Kirby Foundation; and the New Jersey Cultural Trust. The first museum in New Jersey to be accredited, the Morris Museum was re-accredited in 2013 by the American Alliance of Museums.

The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 p.m. For more information, call 973-971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.