Victorian Theatre: Behind The Curtain #1
VICTORIAN THEATRE IN MODERN TIMES The theater program began with the interactive Murder Mystery held in the Mansion’s rooms every October, like a game of clue come to life. Our…
Victorian Theatre: Behind the Curtain #2
THE TRUTH BEHIND “A DOLL’S HOUSE” “A woman cannot be herself in modern society. It is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges…
Victorian Theater: Behind the Curtain #3
A VERY VICTORIAN MURDER I’ve loved the board game Clue ever since I was a child. When I played it, I always imagined myself as Professor Plum (usually) moving through…
Victorian Theatre: Behind the Curtain #4
THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Our annual series of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has become one of our most popular programs at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. We began with…
Victorian Theatre: Behind the Curtain #5
A DREAM OF SHAKESPEARE The Victorians couldn’t get enough of William Shakespeare. They loved to read his collected works, and on stage the plays were never more extravagant. As a…
