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Addison, Texas, January 2, 2025 – Prepare to question your eyes. Pegasus Theater’s signature “Living Black and White” aesthetic-a strikingly monochrome visual style-continues to captivate audiences, and their latest production, MacMurder!, is no exception.
A Timeless Aesthetic, A New Stage
For 40 years, Pegasus Theatre has transported audiences to a bygone era of detective films.
The unique look, achieved through meticulous makeup by Leslie Patrick, period-perfect costumes by Margaret Monostory Crowley, and scenic design by David Sanders, deliberately evokes the feel of 1940s Sherlock Holmes movies starring basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Despite a recent move to the Addison performing Arts Center, the company’s commitment to this distinctive style remains unwavering.
What makes Pegasus Theatre’s “Living Black and White” so unique? The technique meticulously replicates the look of pre-color films, specifically those classic Sherlock Holmes productions, creating a visually arresting and immersive experience for the audience.
MacMurder!, the 23rd installment in a long-running series written by artistic director Kurt Kleinmann, once again features the delightfully bumbling detective Harry Hunsacker (Scott Nixon) stumbling his way through a murder mystery. He’s aided, or perhaps hindered, by his “paid-by-the-hour” assistant, Nigel Grouse (Ben Bryant), who possesses the real brains of the operation and a penchant for romance.
from left,David Helms as the butler,Scott Nixon as detective Harry Hunsacker,Ben Bryant as his assistant Nigel Grouse and Elisa Danielle James as the housekeeper in Pegasus Theatre artistic director Kurt Kleinmann’s “MacMurder!”
Alan Say
The castle’s female staff,including the cook played by Kellie Monahan-McElroy,provide much of the humor. Is she the poisoner? Ultimately, the play offers a lighthearted, nostalgic escape to another time and place.
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Through Jan. 4 at 15650 Addison road, Addison. $29-$85. pegasustheatre.org.
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