The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays Charles Ludlum
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group

The Wesleyan Theater Department presents The Mystery of Irma Vep, directed by Associate Professor of Theater Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento. Wesleyan's Theater Department presents “The Mystery of Irma Vep” tonight at 8 p.m. The many characters of The Mystery of Irma Vep, in a new production at the Sacramento Theatre Company, are caught in a mash-up of old-school horror and thriller plots (think Rebecca meets The Wolfman meets The Curse of the Mummy's That ought to be enough for anyone, but we'll also give accolades to set design by Mims Mattair for, among other things, turning the long and narrow Pollock Stage into a serviceable Egyptian tomb, complete with a sarcophagus. Porscha Kazmierczak's senior thesis, The Mystery of Irma Vep, was an amazing adventure that was a great break from studying for finals because it provided plenty of laughter and relieved stress. Repertory Theatre brings to the stage playwright Charles Lublam's exciting, intriguing, and hilarious play “The Mystery of Irma Vep” which grants a horrific night to a scale much more impacting and interactive than any other. The actors move Ludlam's play relentlessly toward the conclusion, leaving the audience helplessly limp. Gross (the cook), Miles (the boy), and the narrator that frames the story. And Saturday, April 10 at 7 p.m. With limited sets and props, more attention is spent on the performances and story, and The Mystery of Irma Vep is no exception. "The Mystery of Irma Vep" satirizes all that is ridiculous in Gothic horror, Victorian melodrama, classic film, and conventional theater—it's also a contender for the funniest American play of the last quarter-century. One of my favorites, The Mystery of Irma Vep. The girl, Flora, was left to the imagination Halloweenish play on Tuesday. When an accident sidelined Aaron Wilton, director Greg Alexander stepped in to play Wilton's roles in "The Mystery of Irma Vep." (Image “There have been three other times when I had to step in with short notice,” he said.