Toledo Rep continues Sherlock series with ‘Adventure of the Ghost Machine’

Cast of Toledo Rep's 'Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine' during a recent rehearsal. (Tim Fox Photography)

From TOLEDO REPERTOIRE THEATRE

The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will present “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine,” Oct. 21 – 30, on the 10th street stage.

London: November 1905. England and the world are changing. As civilization edges towards the horrors of World War I, every day brings new tensions in Europe and technological advances that make Victorian England feel like a distant dream. Into the rooms of Sherlock Holmes come Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison with new inventions that will alter the course of human history, only both inventions have gone missing. Can Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler somehow unravel the latest diabolical scheme of the late Professor Moriarty’s evil daughter, Marie Chartier? Can world peace be achieved by the most powerful weapon ever created? Can death itself be overcome by a scientific genius? And can Sherlock Holmes survive the greatest personal loss of his career?

“Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Ghost Machine” contains adult content and may not be suitable for children under the age of 13.

This production is the third installment of the Sherlock Holmes series by David MacGregor. The first play, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear” was performed during The Rep’s 2019/2020 season, followed by the second play, “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Soufflé” during the 2021/2022 season

Directed by Nancy Wright, the cast features Brad Smith as Sherlock Holmes, Lane Hakel as Dr. John Watson, Kate Abu-Absi as Irene Adler, Brandie Culbreath as Marie Chartier, Jon Hunt as Nikola Tesla, and John Jennens as Thomas Edison.

The curtain rises Friday, Oct. 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. and then on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. The show continues the following week on Thursday, Oct. 27 through Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. with the final performance on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2:30 p.m.

To purchase tickets of for more information, visit www.toledorep.org or call (419) 243-9277