featuring Laura Giannarelli and Helen Hayes Award nominee Steven Carpenter.
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The Victorian Ladies ARE BACK – and yes, there’s another murder. The tenacious Detective Collective, sisters Loveday and Valeria, with American actress Katie, take on a new murder case to sleuth. Soon, the clues lead them into a dangerous web of anarchists and religious fanatics, immigrants being scapegoated, and ultimately Katie accused as the prime suspect. It’s their most daring caper yet! Welcoming back Stage Guild’s Escape from the Asylum cast and director. Did you miss the first two plays in the series? No problem! This is a brand new adventure. Area Premiere.

“FAST-PACED CAPER…DELIGHTS WITH SUSPENSE AND CUNNING, spotlighting the strength of female camaraderie.” – Front Row Review

“PLENTY OF SLY POLITICAL AND FEMINIST WIT from the ever-clever Ms. Milton” – TheatreStorm

“This witty contemporary spin on the Victorian murder mystery confronts convention, gender bias, and a serial killer all in…a heady concoction of suspense, thrills, and laughter.” — BroadwayWorld

Cast:
Jen Furlong – Loveday Fortescue
Laura Giannarelli – Valeria Hunter
Debora Crabbe – Katherine (Katie) Smalls
Steven Carpenter – Crane/Jasbry/Toddy
Ta'Neesha Murphy - The Other Women

Morgan Duncan (Director) has done 18 shows with the Washington Stage Guild since The Marriage of Figaro in 1988 and The Good Doctor in 2022. The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective marks his third time directing for the Guild. Mr. Duncan holds a BFA from Howard University and has performed regionally at theaters like the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. Locally, he has performed at Arena Stage, the Folger Shakespeare Theater, Round House Theater, Everyman Theatre, and others. He was a long time member of the Capitol Steps.