NOBODY KILLS SHERLOCK
BY KATHLEEN MAULE HOLEN
Director: Robert Allen
Playwright: Kathleen Maule Holen
Weldon Burger: Ryan Bowron
Angela X Crispy: Linda Callahan
Kat Fisher: Eileen Earnest
Carol Holiday: Carrington Rowe
Sherlock: Darren Lee
Inspector Wayne: Aaron Epstein
Paul: Eric Kilpatrick
WORKSHOP SERIES
JULY 17TH AT 7:30PM
JULY 25TH AT 7:30PM
Nobody Kills Sherlock tells the story of the annual awards banquet of the Wheaton Book Club that has drawn novelists from all over the country who submitted their food themed cozy mysteries. But there are only two lucky finalists, Angela X Crispy, nationally famous author, and Kat Fisher, first time novelist and local favorite. Weldon Burger, president of the W.B.C., has planned a fantastic evening that will culminate with the winning novelist being awarded $1000 in cash by a surprise guest speaker. Weldon has hired an actor to impersonate the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately, the evening becomes a fiasco when the two novelists take their rivalry embarrassingly public. To top it off, the guest speaker turns out to be more of a shock than a surprise.
Robert Allen [Director] Bob Allen was in the premiere Lab production; "Buckeye" and in the later production of the same; retitled "Daughter of War". He has acted and directed subsequent Lab productions including "Gay Divorce", "LED Thespian", "A Ghost of a Chance", "Four Horses", "The Hired Man" and others. He has been directly involved in all other LAB productions as Producer and Artistic Director. He has also been with Lab in Scotland for all its Edinburgh Fringe Festival productions. He is the co- creator and former Chair of the Certificate Acting Program in the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's Preparatory Department. Bob is currently teaching in the Northern Kentucky University 's School of the Arts (SOTA). He has been working in theater, television and film for more than 50 years now. His credits would be too numerous to list. Some of his most recent work outside LAB includes: "A Man For All Seasons", "Julius Caesar", "Oedipus the King", "White Christmas" in and directing the First Year Show at NKU.
Kathleen Maule Holen [Playwright] Kathleen Maule Holen is an actor, director and playwright whose plays have been published by Lazy Bee Scripts, Silverbirchington Plays and Drama Notebook. Her plays have been produced by several Community Theatres and recognized with awards. The First Step was a finalist in the Julian Theatre Company Playwrights Festival 2020 and runner-up for the Robert J. Pickering/ J.R. Colbeck Award for Excellence in 2021. Detective Weston’s Last Case was awarded Second Place in the Mixing It Up Spring Festival 2021. Love’s Labour’s Lost & Found received third place in competition for the Robert J Pickering/J.R. Colbeck Award for Excellence in 2023 and was a finalist in Cincinnati LAB 2023 New Works Festival. She is a current member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and her plays are listed on New Play Exchange. She and her husband Steven live in Topeka, Kansas but enjoy desert life during the winter in Borrego Springs, California. Her goal is to bring people together by sharing her stories through the experience of live theater.
Ryan Bowron (he/him) [Weldon Burger] This is Ryan's first show with Cincinnati LAB Theatre. He finds the mission and creative freedom of the New Works Festival to be rewarding. It has been a great experience working with collaborators, new and old. Ryan was most recently seen at Falcon Theatre in their productions of During/After and Hangmen but has also appeared locally with Cincinnati Fringe, Mariemont Players, and Beechmont Players. He feels lucky to continually be able to find refuge and fulfillment in art!
Linda Callahan (she/her) [Angela X Crispy] Linda is truly excited to bring the role of Angela X. Crispy to life and to work with this amazing group. Bringing a playwright's new work to life is a uniquely creative experience. Linda has been fortunate to be part of this process with other Cincy LAB productions including The Stands, Ghost of a Chance and DOG. She most recently performed in the Regional premiere of Hangmen at Falcon Theater playing the role of Alice.
Eileen Earnest (she/her) [Kat Fisher] Eileen is an actor, improviser, and singer based in Cincinnati, OH. Previous LAB credits: Zelda Zelda and Hadley: Together At Last, Beth and Tea The Relationship Plays. She joined LAB as a Company Member in 2024. She is a member of ComedySportz Cincinnati, Red Nose Doc at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and one half of the comedy team, Two Sketchy Dames. She coaches improv, acting, clowning, and devising workshops as well as applied improv for corporate teambuilding. She has degrees in Musical Theatre (Ohio Northern University), Improv (Second City Chicago Conservatory), and ASL Interpreting (Cincinnati State) Check out her website here:www.eileen-earnest.com
Carrington Rowe [Carol Holiday] Carrington is a Jill of all Trades! Her notable roles include: Rosemary (Outside Mullingar), Molly Bloom (Bloomsday), Various Performances in Cincinnati Fringe Festival/Rochester Fringe Festival (Traffick-Pones, My Twisted Face-Inbocca Performance), Fiona (Tho' It Were Ten Thousand Miles), Mollie Ralson (The Mousetrap). She has appeared on Nashville(ABC). Her film credits include: Parker, 50 to 1, Respite Care, among many others. She started her own theater/film production company called "Time to Be Alive Productions" and she looks forward to seeing where all of that leads! Outside of that, she is a writer, director, producer, and works for her Dad's construction/training company!
Darren Lee (he/him) [Sherlock] Darren has been involved in local theater for more than a decade both onstage and behind the scenes. He is an award-winning actor, director, set designer, and master carpenter. Darren has worked with many local theater groups, including Mariemont Players, The Drama Workshop, Centerstage Players, Tri-County Players, Fairfield Footlighters, Loveland Stage Company, and Mason Community Players. This is his second show with Cincinnati LAB Theater.
Aaron Epstein (he/him) [Inspector Wayne] Aaron has appeared onstage for Lab in The Color of the Leaves (Mark), Medusa and You (Various Roles), Four Horses, Dog, Synapse and went to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The Philosophy of Cave Men (Winston). He directed The Secret Life of Bros. He is very thankful for his Wife, Rachel and two children Eli and Zeke and you the audience for your participation in making our shows better.
Eric Kilpatrick (he/him) [Paul] A Cincinnati native who has been involved in the local theatre scene since he was 10 years old, Eric joined Cincinnati LAB Theatre in 2018 in their production of "LED Thespian" and has since performed in "A Funny Play for Troubled Times", "Four Horses", and "Shirt. Brown. Honesty." He also participated in the public readings of "Dog", "Parallel Walls", "Of Dudes and Nudes" and "Eden 2.0".