A new production starring Steven Bray
Irish-born writer Bram Stoker created one of the Victorian era’s most haunting tales when he published Dracula in 1897. Buying into the era’s fascination with the gothic, with the contrast of modern science and the unexplained, Stoker’s tale of an ill-fated group plagued by a mysterious foreign count who seems to possess powers they cannot fathom.
The story has haunted readers for generations. What better way to experience it than in an authentic Victorian parlor?
This new production stars Steven Bray.
Seating is limited, reservations strongly recommended.
Friday, October 25, at 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 26, at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 27 at 2 p.m.
Cost: $35; Member cost: $30
Reservations are required and can be made here.
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion and Grounded Theatre Company want to bring live theatre to Philadelphia junior high and high schools. We have two one-act plays. Each play is about 35 minutes in length.
Tea with Frederick Douglass finds him trying out his famous speech “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July.”
A Life in Three Dresses tells the story of Elizabeth Keckley, born into slavery, whose brilliance saw her rise to the White House becoming the dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln.
For information email diane@ebenezermaxwellmansion.org or call 215-438-1861. We want to bring these compelling Black history theatre productions to your school.
ANNUAL MURDER MYSTERY EVENTS
Written and directed by Josh Hitchens unless otherwise noted, with special effects by Jay Efran
2008 – Death of a Titanic Survivor
2009 – Murder in the Animal Kingdom
2010 – Good to the Last Ghost
2011 – A House Divided
2012 – The Borden Tragedy
2013 – Twisted: A Dickensian Murder Mystery (Written by Edward G. Pettit)
2014 – Diary of a Murder
2015 – The Case of the Cursed Doll
2016 – Mystery in the House of Usher: A Poe Tale (Written by Edward G. Pettit)
2017 – Death Takes a Curtain Call
2018 – A Séance to Remember
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2010)
Adapted and Performed by Josh Hitchens, from the book from Charles Dickens
*Performed annually at the Dickens Christmas Party
STOKER’S DRACULA: A SOLO TALE OF TERROR (2011)
Adapted and Performed by Josh Hitchens, from the novel by Bram Stoker
*Presented in partnership with the Rosenbach Museum and Library
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: A STUDY IN SCARLET (2012)
Adapted by Josh Hitchens from the book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Directed by Jay Efran
Featuring Josh Hitchens, Jason Graboski, Rachel Gluck, Christopher Morse, Gerson Alexander, Alexander McDermott
*Presented in partnership with the Mutter Museum
BLOOD RELATIONS (2012)
Written by Sharon Pollock; Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring Megan Edelman, Karen Stevens, Robert Bauer, Sandy Clay Bauer, Janet Wasser, Jim Kelsh, Josh Hitchens
* Presented on August 4, 2012, the 120th anniversary of the Borden murders.
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SPECKLED BAND (2013)
Adapted by Jason Graboski from the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Directed by Jay Efran
Featuring Josh Hitchens, Jason Graboski, Jessica Evans, Gerson Alexander
*Presented in partnership with the Mutter Museum
A DOLL’S HOUSE (2013)
Written by Henrik Ibsen; Adapted and Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring Jennifer Summerfield, Megan Edelman, Carl Granieri, Linda Minster, Ryan Walter, Peter Zielinski
*Presented in partnership with the American Swedish Historical Museum
THE ADVENURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA (2014)
Adapted by Josh Hitchens from the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Directed by Jay Efran
Featuring Josh Hitchens, Jason Graboski, Loretta Vasile, Peter Zielinski
*Presented in partnership with the Mutter Museum
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (2014)
Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring Megan Edelman, Josh Hitchens, Ken Jordan, Noah Levine, Edward G. Pettit, Jennifer Summerfield, Loretta Vasile, Ryan Walter, Peter Zielinski
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE VALLEY OF FEAR (2015)
Adapted by Josh Hitchens from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Directed by Jay Efran
Featuring: Josh Hitchens, Peter Zielinski, Patrick McAndrew, Megan Edelman, Sue Edelman, Sam Miller, Edward G. Pettit, Brian Weiser
*Presented in partnership with the Mutter Museum
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (2016)
Written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring: Jennifer Summerfield
*Presented in partnership with the Mutter Museum
LITTLE WOMEN (2016)
Written by Louisa May Alcott; Adapted and Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring: Christina Higgins, Megan Edelman, Molly Edelman, Sue Edelman, Sam Fineman, Allison Kessler, Brian Weiser
TRIBULATION PERIWINKLE: CIVIL WAR NURSE (2017)
Written by Louisa May Alcott; Adapted and Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring: Christina Higgins
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (2017)
Written by Lucy Maud Montgomery; Adapted and Directed by Josh Hitchens
Featuring: Molly Edelman, Megan Edelman, Sam Fineman, Noel Hanley, Allison Kessler, Ryan Walter, Janet Wasser
THREE SISTERS (2018)
Written by Anton Chekhov; Directed by Josh Hitchens & Ryan Walter
Featuring: Megan Edelman, Molly Edelman, Sue Edelman, Sam Fineman, Jacob Glickman, C. J. Higgins, Josh Hitchens, Allison Kessler, Amber Orion, Geremy Webne-Behrman, Peter Zielinski.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeAdapted and Performed by Josh Hitchens
From the novel by Robert Lewis Stevenson
Halloween 2022 – Mansion favorite, Josh Hitchens, stars in a one-man performance of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Lewis Stevenson, first published in 1886. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jeckyl, and the evil Edward Hyde. The novella’s impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the vernacular phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” referring to persons with an unpredictably dual nature: outwardly good, but sometimes shockingly evil.
Be prepared to be frightened!
Friday, October 28, 2022, at 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Cost: $35, Member cost: $30
Reservations are required.
