The Critic and The Real Inspector Hound

“The newspapers, sir, are the most villainous, abominable, infernal—! Not that I read them. I make it a firm rule never to look into a newspaper.”

“I mean it’s sort of a thriller, isn’t it?”
“I suppose so. Underneath.”
“Underneath?!? It’s a whodunit, man!”

Experience a madcap night of life in the theatre with two classic behind-the-scenes comedies, The Critic and The Real Inspector Hound. First, playwright and adaptor Jeffrey Hatcher (The Government Inspector) returns with a fresh take on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th-century romp The Critic, a whirlwind comedy about bad theatre, worse playwrights…and, worst of all, the critics. The meta-theatrical frenzy builds throughout from wacky antics and quick changes to an operatic burlesque as the company jumps from role to role.

The laughs continue with Tom Stoppard’s absurdist tour-de-farce The Real Inspector Hound, an ingenious play-within-a-play in which two critics find themselves caught up as unsuspecting suspects while they watch a classic 1950s-style whodunit in the style of Agatha Christie. STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn brings together an ensemble cast to take on both shows—and multiple characters—for a night of chaos and comedy.

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THE CRITIC

John Ahlin*
Mr. Dangle

Naomi Jacobson*
Mrs. Dangle

Hugh Nees*
Servant / Prompter

Sandra Struthers*
Mrs. Buxom / Actress 1

Charity Jones*
Signora Décolleté / Actress 2

Robert Dorfman*
Mr. Sneer

John Catron*
Sir Fretful Plagiary / Actor

Robert Stanton*
Mr. Puff

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

Robert Stanton*
Moon

John Ahlin*
Birdboot

Naomi Jacobson*
Mrs. Drudge

John Catron*
Simon Gascoyne

Sandra Struthers*
Felicity Cunningham

Charity Jones*
Cynthia Muldoon

Hugh Nees*
Major Magnus

Robert Dorfman*
Inspector Hound

Britt Herring*
Radio Voice
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Michael Kahn
Director

James Noone
Scenic Designer

Murell Horton
Costume Designer

Mark McCullough
Lighting Designer

Christopher Baine
Sound Designer

Adam Wernick
Composer

Paul Dennhardt
Fight Director

Frank Ventura
Period Movement Consultant

Carter C. Wooddell
Casting Director

Drew Lichtenberg
Literary Manager/Dramaturg

Ellen O’Brien
Head of Voice and Text

Craig Baldwin
Assistant Director

Joseph Smelser*
Production Stage Manager

Elizabeth Clewley*
Assistant Stage Manager
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