The Actor's Nightmare/The Real Inspector Hound at the Gloria Maddox Theater

T. Schreiber Studio present The Actor's Nightmare/The Real Inspector Hound, a double bill by Christopher Durang and Tom Stoppard, directed by Peter Jensen, at the Gloria Maddox Theater at the T. Schreiber Studio from 8 May - 15 Jun 2008.

The Actor's Nightmare: by Christopher Durang, George Spelvin, an anxious accountant is thused on stage to replace an ailing actor, but George has no knowledge of the lines or even the name of the play - is it a Noel Coward comedy? Shakespeare's Hamlet? As Sir Thomas More's all-too-real executioner approaches, George hopes against hope that it's only a dream!

The cast for The Actor's Nightmare features Max Van Bel (George), Nan Wray, (Sarah), Oliver Burns (Henry), Therese Tucker (Meg) and Sara Goff (Ellen)

The Real Inspector Hound: As the Agatha Christie-style play-within-the play begins, two theatre critics place find themselves onstage and deeply involved as the murderer's identity is revealed. As the story takes its twists and turns, our intrepid critics might find their dream closer to a nightmare than originally thought!

The cast for The Real Inspector Hound features Julian Elfer (Moon), Nan Wray (Mrs. Drudge), Jenny Strassburg (Felicity), Ben Prayz (Magnus), Rick Forstmann (Birdboot), Shane Colt Jerome (Simon), Maggie Dashiell (Cynthia) and Michael Murray (Inspector Hound).

The creative tam for The Actor's Nightmare/The Real Inspector Hound comprises George Allison (sets), Anne Wingate (costume), Andrea Buccanfuso (lighting) and Chris Rummel (sound).