scop (noun): Old English – bard, minstrel, storyteller
-
This Week on Mystery Theatre:
The Most Haunted Place in PittsburghFor two weeks running, audiences who attended Prime Stage Theatre’s production of Frankenstein witnessed a haunting at the New Hazlett Theatre. Of course, it was part of the performance, with actor Suzanne Ward appearing as the white-clad spirit of Victor Frankenstein’s mother. <<< The ghost of Caroline Frankenstein haunts her son’s laboratory in Prime Stage’s…
-
Frankenstein Reviews: It’s alive!
“A great adaptation of the classic novel.” So says Sean Collier on Pittsburgh Today, and it’s just one of the many strong notices that Prime Stage Theatre’s Frankenstein has garnered since its opening on November 5. You can catch the entire Pittsburgh Today review by clicking the player at the bottom of this post. <<<…
-
This Week on Mystery Theatre:
Listener suggestions and responsesGhost light. It’s the light in a theatre that never goes out. Some say it’s to keep ghosts away. Others claim it’s to light the stage for dead performers. Still others insist it merely provides illumination for stagehands. Whatever the case, tonight you enter a darkened theatre to find a figure standing in its glow.…
-
New on Mystery Theatre:
Episode 1 of “In the Ghost Light’s Glow”Following a rehearsal for a play based on the life of Mary Shelley, you return to the darkened theatre to find a mysterious stranger standing on the stage. Is it a ghost? An intruder? And what does it have to do with a collection of props gathered from the theatre’s basement? One thing’s for sure,…
-
Frankenstein Week:
Print, Audio, & Video PreviewsIf this past weekend was Frankenstein Weekend (see my previous post if you have any doubts about that), then this week must be Frankenstein week. At least it looks that way judging from the advanced media attention that Prime Stage Theatre’s all-new production of Frankenstein has been getting. Out today are previews from three of…
-
Celebrating Frankenstein Weekend …
@ The Little Green Bookstore in ZelienopleYesterday was Frankenstein Friday. That’s according to the website National Today, which as near as I can figure is a site where folks suggest holidays and have them listed for others to celebrate. Though not to be confused with the official holidays and various observances identified on your Google calendar, National Today’s designation works for…