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Is He Dead?: Washington Area Premiere of Mark Twain's Rediscovered Comedy

Olney Theatre Center - Mainstage (2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. Olney, MD 20832)
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Olney Theatre Center presents the Washington area premiere of Mark Twain's Is He Dead? This long-lost play by the legendary author was recently rediscovered by scholars, adapted by acclaimed playwright David Ives, and returned to the stage. It's the hilarious story of a struggling artist who fakes his own death to increase his sales, but then must pose as his imaginary twin sister to reap the rewards.

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The last date listed for Is He Dead? was Saturday March 7, 2009 / 2:00pm.

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Olney Theatre Center - Mainstage
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd.
Olney, MD 20832
Website
301-924-3400
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What could easily have ben a silly play was quite enjoyable thanks to an excellent casr and production.
Written on Feb 23 2009

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Great set and costumes and superb acting! It was a little slow getting going in the first act but the end of the first act and all of the second FLEW by. The best work in my view was by the actor playing Francois/Daisy and the actress playing Cecile LaRue/Inspecteur. We had a great time!
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Farce is difficult to pull off without being corney, the Olney production succeeds in pulling it off. The production and the cast members did a great job of providing a wonderful, light hearted, entertaining evening. Limberger cheese, anyone?
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A thoroughly entertaining, albeit. light-hearted, show. The play itself has some fairly corny humor, but it does have the spark of Mark Twain's genius and I could not have predicted the denouement. The cast and production were generally excellent. If you're looking for an uplifting escape, this is a good choice. Oh, and compared to so many contemporary shows, it is quite wholesome.
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http://www.olneytheatre.org/ticketsprogramming/season2009.asp

Description

Jean-Francois Millet is a brilliant but unrecognized artist who can't sell a painting to save his life. With the help of his madcap bohemian friends, Jean decides to stage his own demise to revive sales. However, in order to keep an eye on his success, he re-emerges as his imaginary twin sister. Authored by Mark Twain in 1897, this play was recently discovered by Shelley Fisher Fishkin and updated by David Ives. Join Olney for a farce that will have you laughing loud enough to wake the dead.

About the Ticket Supplier: Olney Theatre Center

Located just north of Washington, D.C. in arts-rich Montgomery County, Maryland, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of two state theaters of Maryland, OTC is situated on 14 acres in the heart of the beautiful Washington-Baltimore-Frederick "triangle," within easy access of all three cities.

An award-winning regional theater, Olney Theatre Center operates under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract, one of only three theaters in the country to operate under such a contract.

In addition to its mainstage season, which emphasizes 20th-century American classics, new works, area premieres, reinterpretations of classics and musical theater, OTC offers a wide range of programs and affiliations including: National Players, America's longest running classical touring company (since 1949), which performs for high school and college audiences in over 25 states; Potomac Theatre Project, which offers experimental and alternative plays that explore provocative and challenging human situations, ideas and visions; special school performances of mainstage shows; a free Summer Shakespeare Festival; and post-show discussions.