Original upload date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:48:52 GMT
April 12, Intuit presented a full reading of the brand new stage play "Darger and the Detective" written by Judith Kampfner and directed by Hans Fleischmann, based on the BBC radio drama by Mike Walke
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A young detective, Walter Schmidt, from an immigrant family is anxious to please his police chief. It is 1911 and the city of Chicago is reeling from the disappearance of a little girl called Elsie Paroubek. While on his beat, the detective catches sight of a strange man and follows him. From that moment, Schmidt decides that this reclusive man named Henry Darger will be his suspect. Soon Schmidt is spending time with Darger and is drawn into his world. But is Schmidt the hunter or the hunted? Who really holds the power? And will the mystery of the lost girl be solved either in the real world or in Darger's fantasies?
This production stars members of The Steppenwolf Ensemble and music by Michael Wookey. Cast members: Troy West (Henry Darger), Yasen Peyankov (Detective Waler Schmidt), Doug Vickers (Chief McLery), Carolyn Hoerdemann (Mrs. Paroubek/Woman 1/Sister Rose), Elaine Rivkin (Woman 2/Neighbor Woman/Sister Agnes/Librarian), Steve Key (Male Marcher 1/Frank/Director/Reporter 1/Policeman 1), Nigel Patterson (Reporter 2/Male Marcher 2/Father Jerome/Policeman 2), Kelly O'Sullivan (Stage Directions), Emma Gordon (Rain Girl), and Maya Hlava (Sun Girl).
