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Sacred Fools presents
A World Premiere Musical
Deadly
Written by Vanessa Stewart and Directed by Jamie Robledo

They were intelligent, ambitious, independent women. It just wouldn’t do. 1893. A time of hope and optimism as the World’s Fair turns the globe’s eyes toward Chicago. But within this cultural explosion of art and technology, a demon lurks beneath. Taking advantage of the modern woman’s adventuresome spirit, H.H. Holmes builds a hotel – a murder castle – to entrap and kill unsuspecting ladies new to the big city.

From the team behind the critical and box-office hit Stoneface, playwright Vanessa Claire Stewart (Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara), composer Ryan Thomas Johnson (Watson), and director Jaime Robledo (Mr. Burns, a post-electric play), Deadly examines one of the most famous true crime cases in history, through the unlikely lens of the victims’ experience.

Deadly features French Stewart, Cj Merriman, Keith Allan, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Ashley Diane, Kristyn Evelyn, Rebecca Larsen, Brittney S. Wheeler, Samantha Barrios, and Eric Curtis Johnson.

Playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sunday September 15 at 7:00pm, Monday, October 21 at 8:00pm.

Playwright Vanessa Claire Stewart is a veteran playwright and performer whose awards include an LA Weekly Award for Leading Female performance as Alex in Ark Theatre Company’s production of A Clockwork Orange. She has also won Ovation, Garland and LA Weekly Awards for Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara, which premiered at Sacred Fools and continues to have a long life with runs at the Geffen Playhouse, the Matrix Theatre and in Chicago at the Royal George Theatre. Stewart also wrote Stoneface, The Rise and Fall of Buster Keaton (as a gift to her now-husband, actor French Stewart who also appears in Deadly). Premiering at Sacred Fools where its critical and box office success took it to a second run at the Pasadena Playhouse, Stoneface racked up a slew of Ovation, LA Drama Critics Circle and LA Weekly nominations and awards.

The design team is featured with Set Design by Stephen Gifford, Lighting Design by Andrew Schmedake, Sound Design by Cricket S. Myers, Projection Design by Corwin Evans, Prop Design by Brandon Clark, Hair and Makeup by Kat Bardotand, Costume Design by Linda Muggeridge. The show’s Choreographer is Brin Hamblin and Fight Choreography is by Jo Ann Mendelson. Photography is by Jessica Sherman Photography. Deadly is produced for Sacred Fools by Brian W. Wallis, with Associate Producers K.J. Middlebrooks and French Stewart.

The live band for the show features Brenda Varda (Piano), Zachary Bernstein (Drums), Lisa Davis(Violin) and Katt Newlon (Cello).

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