Phoebe,  Theater

Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Phoebe and her classmates have been working hard to pull together the Peak to Peak Middle School play. This semester they put on a production of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Because there was so much interest, the theater department created two separate casts and split the performances between the two groups. Phoebe was cast as Mr. Stapleton, the play’s villain, and was part of the Friday night and Saturday matinee performances. Jess, Benjamin, and I got to go to the Friday night show, and we had a great time watching the play. Although we wish you could have been here in person to see the show, it is a long trip for a 2-hour play; you’ll have to settle for these slightly soft-focused videos instead. See below for some photos and short clips from the play.

Peak to Peak Middle School’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Playwright Ken Ludwig (5-part playlist)

This is Jess, chiming in to agree that the play was wonderful. Phoebe invited me to the Saturday night performance to see her friends, so I got to see both casts. I can’t believe how many lines the kids memorized! (Young brains.) If you don’t have time for the whole 2-hour performance that Dave posted above, here are a few photos and video clips. (Or make some popcorn and make a movie night out of it!)

The hound appeared long before Phoebe’s character, Stapleton.

The hound’s first appearance.
It was fun to see how they put the hound together.
This is my favorite photo of Phoebe. She didn’t tell me she had a mustache, and I didn’t recognize her at first!
The plot is revealed: Stapleton looks like a Baskerville!
Phoebe’s friend Alyssa as Sherlock Holmes in the other cast.
With the famous pipe. Benjamin asked “what is that thing in his mouth?”

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