Watson is on stage at Garland Civic Theatre

Garland, Texas, March 17, 2015 — Garland Civic Theatre continues its forty-seventh season with a production of “Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes” by Jaime Robledo. The play is based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is a mystery, a legend, an enduring friendship. The story of a good man trapped in the shadow of a great man, WATSON is a funny, moving, and theatrically innovative take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s heroes and villains.

There are only six performances remaining: Friday, March 20 at 8 PM, Saturday, March 21 at 8 PM, Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 PM, Friday, March 27 at 8 PM, Saturday, March 28 at 2:30 PM and 8 PM. Performances are at the Granville Arts Center, 300 North 5th Street in downtown Garland. Call the Arts Center Box Office at 972-205-2790 for tickets or order them online at www.garlandartsboxoffice.com. All tickets are $22 which includes service fee. There are discounts available for KERA members and groups of 10 or more. Check with the box office about these discounts.

Joshua Hensley directed the show and Ryan Matthieu Smith did the costumes. The cast includes Michael Baker as Dr. John H. Watson, Christopher Dean as Sherlock Holmes, Andrew MacDonald as Professor James Moriarty, Evan Figg as Mycroft Holmes, Samantha Labrada as Irene Adler, Heavenly Torres as Mary Morstan Watson, Stephen Bouldin as Sigmund Freud, and Severt Philleo as Queen Victoria. Also in the cast, playing various roles are Bart Cowser and Joel Jenkins.

Mary Clark wrote in her review for The Column, “One of the most entertaining scenes was done with two hat racks, six hats and Andrew MacDonald. Set in Victoria Station, London, MacDonald rapidly dons hat upon hat, over and over again, portraying the station agent, a young beggar, and four upper class passengers waiting for the train. His accents and vocal inflections changed as fast he could change hats. Each character was distinctly different and his one man scene was a real highlight. . . . If you enjoy watching absurdist comedy using skilled and highly exaggerated theatricality, you don’t have to be a detective to search for the laughs in “Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes”. It will thoroughly entertain you and leave you laughing once you realize that you’re supposed to. It was easy to laugh during most of the antics. In point of fact, it was elementary.” Bottom line; Watson is a fun time at the theatre.

Season sponsors include Garland Cultural Arts Commission and The Dallas Morning News. Underwriters include Linda Braga, Dr. Lisa Garner, and Garland Power and Light. Visit the GCT website at www.garlandcivictheatre.org or call 972-485-8884 for additional information.