PLAYS
"Mark Shanahan’s delightful update of this nineteenth-century classic takes its spirited door-slamming to a series of vaguely nineteen-thirties, vaguely Parisian hotel rooms... You won’t regret your evening in the Hotel Ultimus—but keep an eye on your spouse, and your hat."
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted by Mark Shanahan from the novella by Charles Dickens
For a Cast of Five (or more!) Actors
A holiday treat with a brand-new and thrilling adaptation of the beloved Christmas classic! ADickens of a tale, told many times and many ways- but never before like this! Mile Square’s new production features five actors celebrating the magic of stage craft as well as the joy of the holiday season. Audiences will delight in quick change artistry, puppetry, traditional music and the warmth, laughter and tears of this beloved holiday classic!
"A Christmas Carol has had many, many adaptions for all forms of media and art... "A Merry Little Christmas Carol" might be the finest yet. It's pure theatricality and invention is nothing short of brilliant... The simplicity is genius. -- BroadwayWorld
A SHERLOCK CAROL
by Mark Shanahan
For A Cast Of Six Actors
Moriarty was dead, to begin with.
And Sherlock Holmes is a haunted man.
But, when a grown up Tiny Tim asks Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge, the Great Detective must use his gifts to solve a Dickens of a Christmas mystery!
Six actors take on the beloved characters of Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens in this holiday adventure for all ages.
AVAILABLE THROUGH
SEE MONSTERS OF THE DEEP
By Mark Shanahan
From a concept by Mark Shanahan and Steve Pacek
For 2 Actors
There are such things as monsters, aren’t there?
August, 1937. A strange creature has been spotted swimming the waters off Nantucket Island. Are the local fishermen's reports to be believed? And what of the giant footprints recently found on shore?
Determined to confront his fear of the unknown, a young man journeys to Nantucket hoping to learn the truth about the mysterious and elusive beast. Instead, he finds an island filled with more questions than answers- a magical place of impenetrable mystery, enchanting characters, the thrill of romance...and the adventure of a lifetime.
Set against the backdrop of artist Tony Sarg’s Nantucket illustrations, SEE MONSTERS OF THE DEEP tells of the great serpent which captivated a nation’s imagination during a bygone summer when America stood on the brink of change.
Adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan
From the novel "The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie
For 7M, 5F
Everyone hides a secret in the English Village of King's Abbott. But only one man can determine the truth behind the murder of Roger Ackroyd. From the celebrated novel by the Queen Of Mystery, Agatha Christie, this new stage adaptation features a cast of killer suspects in what has been called the most cunning "whodunnit" in the history of mystery.
A NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Mark Shanahan
Reimagined for the stage
from the novella by Charles Dickens
For a cast of Five Actors
Five actors take on all the classic characters from the beloved Dickens story, reimagined as a tale from the American whaling era. Set on The Far Away Island, A Nantucket Christmas Carol features fast paced humor, classic Christmas music, imaginative stagecraft and mesmerizing quick change artistry in this joyful new take on the well known literary masterpiece.
THE CHRONOLOGY PROTECTION CASE
Adapted for the radio from the short story by Paul Levinson
Full cast audio drama
Adapted and performed by Mark Shanahan
Edgar Award Nominee for Best Play
From The Mystery Writers Association Of America
There's a science to murder.
The most brilliant minds in quantum physics are dying.... And only Detective Phil D'Amato knows why.
But that knowledge may just cost him his life.
FILM
KILL ME
Written by Gibson Frazier and Mark Shanahan
Starring
John Ellison Conlee
Marin Ireland
Mark Shanahan
Joanna Adler
Matt Dellapina
Directed by Gibson Frazier
Official Selection -
The Adirondack Film Festival
Ray did something bad. Real bad. Now he's looking over his shoulder... and dying to stay alive.
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