Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: Prime Stage Mystery Theatre

  • Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:“What’s the alternative to looking?”

    Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:
    “What’s the alternative to looking?”

    The image at left is from the recently restored film Sherlock Holmes (1916), starring William Gillette in the first-ever screen portrayal of the master sleuth. The film is currently streaming on Apple TV. There’s more than one way to find a missing person, but could you do it without actually looking? This week’s episode of…

  • Nightmares and Mysteries: Prime Stage Mystery Theatre – Season Two

    Nightmares and Mysteries:
    Prime Stage Mystery Theatre – Season Two

    Heard about the actor’s nightmare? It’s a variation of the dream in which you find yourself completely out of place and unprepared for a given situation. You know, like being in the produce section of a grocery store, standing behind a stack of vegetables and hoping no one notices you’re naked. Or perhaps it’s the…

  • Prime Stage Mystery Theatre:
    Now on Audible

    The complete first season of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre is now available on Audible. Each episode of Season 1 features a segment of A Knavish Piece of Mystery — a locked-door who-done-it that explores the intersection between life and storytelling. In addition, you’ll also hear comments and interviews in which listeners responding to elements of…

  • The Final Reveal:
    Act V of A Knavish Piece of Mystery

    You’ve explored the mystery, assembled the clues, dismissed the red hearings. Now it’s time for the final reveal. If you’ve been with us through the previous episodes of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre, you’re ready to move on to the final scene. You’ll find the link to that episode here. Otherwise, you’ll want to access the…

  • Greg Hall on Mystery Theatre

    Greg Hall on Mystery Theatre

    I once said that if Greg Hall didn’t exist, the horror genre would have to invent him. That’s still true. He’s one of a kind. An improve comic who became an internet radio pioneer who went on to write stories and books leavened with equal dashes of horror and outrageous humor. He’s a versatile guy,…

  • What’s Inside the Locked Room?
    A Knavish Piece of Mystery – Act 3

    You might think that the best way to solve a locked-door mystery would be to open the room and see what’s inside. But what happens when what’s inside provides more questions than answers? We’ll explore those possibilities today as Prime Stage Mystery Theatre’s podcast A Knavish Piece of Mystery enters its third week with a…