Play Guide [2.6MB PDF] - Arizona Theatre Company

THE PLAY
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP
ABOUT THE PLAY
"This will be the fourth time I have directed IRMA VEP over the last 25 years. I
always have a blast revisiting this material because it is a such a rich playground
for actors and designers. We'll approach it with a sense of play - and hopefully a
minimum of reverence!" – David Ira Goldstein, director of ATC’s
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Audiences laughed until they couldn't breathe
when we produced this virtuoso quickchange
horror story a dozen years ago. You
asked for it—so we're bringing it all back
to endanger your funny bone again! Two
lightning-fast actors portray all the residents
of the Mandacrest estate—as well as a host
of vampires, werewolves, mummies and
things that go bump in the night—who travel
from the moors of England to the tombs of
Egypt and back again. With Gothic plot turns
thrown out like thumbtacks in the road,
along with a stage full of outrageous sets and
costumes, Irma Vep will keep you in stitches
right up until the fi nal twist.
THE CHARACTERS
“Concerning a couple of rumors: It is true I really wanted to do this
show again because of the brilliant script by Charles Ludlam and
the opportunity to work with Ollie in a show that makes
audiences go crazy! It is not true that I really wanted to do
this show because secretly I like putting on a dress 37 times
in two hours!” – Bob Sorenson, actor in ATC’s
The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep
R. Hamilton Wright and Bob Sorenson in Arizona Theatre
Company’s 1999 production of The Mystery of Irma Vep. Photo
by Tim Fuller/Arizona Theatre Company.
Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide
Actor Bob Sorenson who appears in
ATC’s production of The Mystery of
Irma Vep
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