An English estate is haunted by its former mistress who has recently passed… or, has she? Two actors wear a caboodle of wigs, perform umpteen lightning-speed costume changes, and create a fantastical cast of characters including a sympathetic werewolf, a vampire, and a mummy. Elliot Norton winning director David R. Gammons (Vanity Fair, Frankenstein) reunites with fellow award-winner Paul Melendy (Vanity Fair) and veteran Boston actor Gabriel Graetz in this camp spoof of Gothic melodramas. Written by Charles Ludlam, the creator of New York’s subversive and iconoclastic Ridiculous Theatrical Company, The New York Times praised The Mystery of Irma Vep as “Far and away the funniest two hours on a New York stage!”
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP – A PENNY DREADFUL
by Charles Ludlam
directed by David R. Gammons
Extended Through June 28, 2026
Content and Special Effect Warning: In this production of The Mystery of Irma Vep there is brief partial nudiy, the sound of a gunshot, and flashing lights.
Writer
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Charles Ludlam
playwright
Director
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David R. Gammons
director
Cast
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Gabriel Graetz*
Jane Twisden, Lord Edgar Hillcrest, et al.
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Paul Melendy*
Nicodemus Underwood, Lady Enid Hillcrest, Alcazar, et al.
Production
- David R. Gammons Scenic Designer
- Jeff Adelberg+ Lighting Designer
- Kevin Fulton Assistant Lighting Design
- Seth Bodie Costume Designer
- Lauren Corcuera Properties Designer
- Nate Tucker Sound Designer & Composer
- Allison Olivia Choat Intimacy and Violence Director
- Texaco Texeira-Ramos Assistant Director & Dramaturg
- Fanni Horváth* Production Stage Manager
- Rebecca Straniere Assistant Stage Manager, Wardrobe Supervisor & Backstage Wardrobe Runner
- Emma J. Hunt Production Assistant & Backstage Wardrobe Runner
- Matthew Breton Lighting Supervisor
- Al Gentile Technical Director & Builder