a sherlock carol
By Mark Shanahan
Directed by steve pacek

A Sherlock Carol, December 4 - 29

December 4 - December 29, 2024
Running in rep with A Merry christmas carol

Murder, Mystery, Music, and Merriment meet on the Wells stage this holiday season with Mark Shanahan’s joyful and clever A Sherlock Carol. Moriarty is dead, to begin with, and Sherlock is a haunted man. But when a grown Tiny Tim comes knocking on his door asking for an investigation into the untimely death of Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery! Uncover the mystery through this jovial journey in one of the best places to be during the holiday season…Why the Wells Theatre, of course! It’s simply Elementary!

  • Run Time
    2 hours with one 15 minute intermission

    Audience Recommendation: A show for all ages, but most highly recommended for audiences above the age of 6.

    Content Advisory: This production contains the use of haze and fog.

  • December 4 - 6 | Preview Performances
    December 13 at 7:30pm | HR Pride and YP Night
    December 7 at 7:30PM | Opening Night Performance
    December 28 @ 3PM | Audio Description & Open Captioning*
    December 28 at 7:30PM | ASL Performance*

    *Seating for Audio Description & Open Captioning is provided in the Orchestra Left. Please use promo code “AccessVA” on checkout for proper booking.

    *Seating for ASL is provided in the Orchestra Left side of the House. Please use promo code “ASL” on checkout for proper booking.

  • Directed by STEVE PACEK
    Scenic Designer DAHLIA AL-HABIELI
    Costume Designer JENI SCHAEFER
    Lighting & Projections Designer MARANDA DEBUSK
    Sound Designer STEVEN ALLEGRETTO
    Music Director REFIYE TAPPAN

    * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

† Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers Inc., an independent labor union.

What Does ‘In Rep’ Mean?

Rep, short for repertory, means that one company of actors performs multiple plays in the same period of time, allowing multiple productions to be performed in the same week. Often sets and other production elements will be shared between the productions.

We are celebrating the holidays in 2024 with two fantastic productions produced in rep - A Merry Little Christmas Carol and A Sherlock Carol - both written by Mark Shanahan. We are the first theatre in the country to put these two plays in Rep, and they are made for each other! Sherlock Carol takes place several years after the events in Christmas Carol, and in many ways is Christmas Carol Part 2. Tiny Tim has grown up, and Sherlock Holmes is coming out of retirement to investigate the murder of Ebenezer Scrooge! The two productions feature the same design team and several actors will appear in both plays. There are lots of fun connections between the two productions. While we encourage you to attend both shows, you do not need to see one to enjoy the other. Check the performance schedule to see when each production will be performed. 

Both shows will take place on The Wells Theatre stage!

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