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R HAMILTON WRIGHT
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R. Hamilton Wright has been a professional actor for over thirty-five years and in that time he has appeared in over 130 productions. With David Pichette, he wrote the stage-adaptation of James M. Cains Double Indemnity which had its world premiere at ACT Theatre in Seattle in 2011 and has received a number of subsequent productions. Mr. Wright lives in a little brick house in North Seattle with his remarkably talented wife playwright Katie Forgette.
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Double Indemnity Hound of the Baskervilles, TheDouble Indemnity
Synopsis:
Mystery, lust, intrigue, and murder! In 1930s Los Angeles, disillusioned insurance agent Walter Huff finds temptation too hard to resist when he meets femme fatale Phyllis Nirlinger, the wife of a wealthy client. After realizing that she wants to get rid of her husband, Huff decides to help her plan the perfect crime. Accident insurance pays double indemnity on railroad mishaps, so they plot to get Nirlinger on and off a train without arousing the suspicions of the police, the insurance company, Nirlingers dishy daughter, her mysterious boyfriend, or Nirlinger himself. This tale, adapted by Billy Wilder in his snappy film noir, now comes to the stage in a delicious new take on the celebrated suspense novel.
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from book by James M. Cain. Adapted for the stage by David Pichette And R. Hamilton Wright
1st Produced:
Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 30 May 2012
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adaptation
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Top of PageHound of the Baskervilles, The
London. Autumn. 1889. The famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and colleague Dr. John Watson are called in to investigate a most intriguing mystery: What could have frightened Sir Charles Baskerville to death? Is there an ancient curse on the Baskerville family? Is Sir Henry Baskerville, Sir Charles young heir, being stalked by a supernatural Hound from Hell or a diabolically clever murderer? In this new adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles greatest adventure Holmes and Watson pursue the answers to these questions from their rooms in Baker Street, through the teeming streets of London and on to the windswept moors of Devonshire. With a dash of humor, this thrilling feast culminates on the fog-bound reaches of Dartmoor, where finally the secret of The Hound of the Baskervilles is revealed.
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from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette
1st Produced:
Seattle Repertory Theatre, Bagley Wright Theatre, Seattle 15 Nov 2013
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Samuel French, Inc - New York (2014) >>> 978-0573702853
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comedy adaptation
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Male: 8 Female: 2 Other: -
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