Purchase the stories of the Sherlock plays you’ve seen or have not seen. Read “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine” before you come and see the play at The Purple Rose! Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear London: December 1888. The notorious and as-yet undiscovered genius, Vincent van…
30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest (Part Three) Hello again Purple Rose Theatre fans! In this month’s 30th Anniversary Letter we are talking about Stage Managing. After helping Terry Heck make her quick change at the top of the stairs in Blush at Nothing and being hired into the staff,…
30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest (Part Two) March 13th marks the final day of working on “Roadsigns” by Jeff Daniels in 2020. It was our 111th in-house production (not counting Onstage & Unplugged; moving “Escanaba in da Moonlight” to The Gem & BoarsHead Theater or moving “Duck Hunter Shoots…
30th Anniversary Blog: A Letter From Props Designer Danna Segrest February 5th marked the 30th anniversary of joining Dianna Ibson backstage on Blush At Nothing by Lisa Wing. February 7, 1991 was the 1st public performance. I had the honor to be the “dresser at the top of the stairs ” to actor Terry Heck. I had…
“Roadsigns” by Jeff Daniels now available to download Did you love the world premiere of “Roadsigns” by Jeff Daniels with music by Jeff and Ben Daniels? It was the last play to premiere at The Purple Rose before the COVID-19 global health crisis closed our doors. If you loved this play or missed this production,…
Let’s Give Props to Theatre Props A conversation with Resident Properties Designer, Danna Segrest David MacGregor has such a talent for writing interesting props that are integral to the stories of his plays. From The Late Great Henry Boyle to the Sherlock trilogy, I have enjoyed the challenge of interpreting his visions into solid properties…
