Prexie Performers bring “Miss Holmes” to the stage
The Prexie Performers will perform “Miss Holmes,” a clever twist on the Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Homes mysteries, by playwright Christopher M. Walsh, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 through Saturday, Jan. 27 in Washington High School Large Group Instruction room.
The play, featuring female versions of the super sleuth and his sidekick Dr. Watson, is led by senior Julia Sandoval in the role of Miss Holmes and Zoe Dinch as Dr. Watson. Others performing major parts are senior Morgan Winters, who will play Michael Stamford, a love interest of Dr. Watson. Cheyenne Desmond, a junior, will play Det. Geoffrey Lestrade. Savanna Mellish will portray Mycroft Holmes, a brother of Miss Holmes.
Prexie Performers’ sponsoring teacher Ms. Brandy LaQuatra, a high school English teacher, said the student-actors worked with teaching artist Brooke Echnat, who served as dialect coach, to develop their British accents. They also also worked on stage combat techniques, where the actors look as if they are fighting.
Performances will be held on Wednesday through Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for students, and are available at the door. The LGI room is in the lowest level of the building. Enter the cafeteria entrance for performances.