Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem
by R. Hamilton Wright

Name: Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem
Brand: R. Hamilton Wright
SKU: 9780573709739

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Highlights

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120 mins Victorian (British and American) Expandable Casting Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

London. 1887. Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West is the hottest ticket in town and its star, Miss Annie Oakley, travels to Baker Street to ask Sherlock Holmes to find her missing brother.

What ensues is a tale of international intrigue, multiple murders and a war for supremacy over the London underworld.

Press Reviews

"This show... has it all... Plenty of good jokes in this show both verbal and physical, some bordering on delightful slapstick, but who doesn’t need a good belly laugh these days?"
— Bristol Herald Courier

"Slick, classy... it's great fun... This is not the kind of Holmes and Watson thriller where the audience is expected to try to unravel a mystery. There is no way audience members will stumble on the real crime any faster than Sherlock explains it."
— Calgary Herald

"Wright’s world-premiere play Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem pairs the inimitable Baker Street sleuth with an intrinsically American celebrity: Annie Oakley, sharpshooter star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show... a nifty faux-historical wrinkle."
— The Seattle Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mr. Sherlock Holmes a consulting detective	male	—	a consulting detective
Dr. John Watson his friend and colleague	male	—	his friend and colleague
Mrs. Hudson their Housekeeper	female	—	their Housekeeper
Miss Phoebe Anne Moses a young American woman	female	—	a young American woman
Miss Charlotte Lichter an American mining engineer	female	—	an American mining engineer
“Mayhem” Maggie Malloy an American criminal	—	—	an American criminal
Mr. Mycroft Holmes Sherlock’s older brother	male	—	Sherlock’s older brother
Jefferson Henry an American criminal	—	—	an American criminal
The Pinkerton an American Detective	—	—	an American Detective
Major Thaddeus Isaac Ramsey an Army Tutor	—	—	an Army Tutor
Dubby Conroy an American thug	—	—	an American thug
Red Hook Boyle an American Thug	—	—	an American Thug
Captain Fleming an Army Officer	male	—	an Army Officer
The American Ambassador In the premiere at The Seattle Repertory Theatre this play was performed by 9 actors: 6 men and 3 women.	male	—	In the premiere at The Seattle Repertory Theatre this play was performed by 9 actors: 6 men and 3 women.