The 15th Main Stage Season for West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park continues with the New England premiere of Kate Hamill’s ‘Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B.’

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Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill will run at Playhouse on Park from now through Feb. 18, 2024.

An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp re-examines the world’s most famous detective story with a bold new feminist lens. In this highly theatrical, small-cast escapade, oddball female roommates Sherlock (yes, it’s also a girl’s name – wait, is it a girl’s name? Is it even a name?) Holmes & Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo –solving mysteries and kicking butts, until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.

This production will be directed by Kelly O’Donnell. Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B is a part of Playhouse on Park’s 15th Main Stage Season, the theme of which is “Celebration.” The Presenting Sponsor of Playhouse on Park’s 2022-23 Season is The Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

The cast includes:

• Megan McDermott – who appears courtesy of Actors Equity, the professional union for actors and stage managers – (Irene Adler, Mrs. Hudson, and Others) Bristol Riverside: Mimi COMEDY OF TENORS, Carol LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR; Act II Playhouse: Faye CHAPTER TWO; DTC: Mandy TIME STANDS STILL, Laura GLASS MENAGERIE; Wilma: Katherina AMADEUS,
• Kelly Letourneau – who appears courtesy of Actors Equity, the professional union for actors and stage managers – (Dr. Joan Watson) Previous shows at Playhouse on Park: PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Kate Hamill; Two River Theater: Natasha THREE SISTERS; Tiltyard: Hermia/Starveling MIDSUMMER; Fiasco Theater: Dot A VALENTINE FOR SONDHEIM; HERE Arts: Hank THE APPLE BOY
• Nick Nudler (Inspector Lestrade, Elliott, Monk, & Others) Shakespeare & Company: Petruchio TAMING OF THE SHREW; Connecticut Rep: Tony DISASTER!; Cape Rep Theatre: Garry NOISES OFF, Shakespeare SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. He received his BFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut
• Kirsten Peacock (Sherlock Holmes): Playhouse on Park: Halina INDECENT; Cape Rep Theatre: Brooke NOISES OFF; Shakespeare & Company: Kate TAMING OF THE SHREW, Emma EMMA, Lady Macbeth MACBETH, Desdemona OTHELLO, Ophelia HAMLET, Titania/Hippolyta/Snout A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.

Tickets are now on sale for Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B, and range from $45-$55 (plus a $2.50 service charge). Group rates are available. Student and senior discounts are also available. For information on deeply discounted tickets including Lunch Time Special and Student Rush, visit playhouseonpark.org. There are 2 p.m. matinees on Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. There will be a talk back with the cast after each Sunday matinee.

Three-show subscriptions are now on sale for the remaining shows in Playhouse on Park’s 15th Main Stage Season! This includes the following Main Stage productions: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B, Toni Stone, and The Prom, with the option to add stop/time dance theater, Playhouse on Park’s resident dance company, at a 20% savings. Purchase your subscription now in order to secure tickets before all seats are filled! Patrons choose to subscribe because they are guaranteed the same performance day and seats for each production. Enjoy exclusive subscriber events, and more. Subscriptions range from $80-$168, depending upon the date (preview vs. regular performance) and seat location (choose from three seating tiers).

For more information or tickets, call the Box Office at 860-523-5900 x10 or visit www.playhouseonpark.org. Playhouse on Park offers discounts for group sales; inquire today. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119.

Kelly O’Donnell. Courtesy photo

About the Director

Kelly O’Donnell is an award-winning theatre director, educator, and trained actor based in New York City. She’s passionate about women’s stories, re-imagined classics, mischievous satires, bilingual theatre, intergenerational theatre, and stories that examine the nuances of gender dynamics and class struggles. As a director she combines rigorous text analysis, tightly-crafted devised movement, and a true ensemble-based rehearsal process to create a highly theatrical experience on stage. A co-founder of the critically acclaimed and nationally recognized Flux Theatre Ensemble, she has directed throughout the downtown New York City theatre scene as well as regionally. She has assisted Tina Landau, Anne Bogart, and John Rando. She received her MFA in Directing from Columbia University. When Kelly is not directing, she enjoys bicycle touring, hiking, gardening, learning Spanish, and traveling this incredible planet.

About Playhouse on Park

Managed under the direction of Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc., Playhouse on Park is Greater Hartford’s award-winning destination for the performing arts. Playhouse on Park offers a wide range of thought-provoking, inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable professional theatre productions that leave audiences often smiling, sometimes crying, and always talking about what they have just experienced.