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''Mr. Mallard's Magical Menagerie & The Mystery of the Black Swan'' (under-titled: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery) is an American 3-act play, written and directed by [[Cheri Costales]], performed by ''Elite Dance and Theatre'' at the ''North 4th Theatre'' (New Mexico, NM, US) from 7 to 15 september 2018, starring [[Chris Ranney]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Steve Corona]] as [[Dr. Watson]].

John McFarlane has been arrested for the murder of Jonas Oldacre, owner of the Norwood Theatre, and has sought the help of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to prove his innocence. 

"John McFarlane" and "Jonas Oldacre" are characters from [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s short story: [[The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]] (1903).


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File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-holmes.jpg|''Sherlock Holmes''<br />([[Chris Ranney]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-watson.jpg|''Dr. Watson''<br />([[Steve Corona]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-victoria-mcfarlane.jpg|''Victoria McFarlane''<br />([[Cara Sowers]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-blackswan.jpg|''The Black Swan''<br />([[Cara Sowers]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-lestrade.jpg|''Inspector Lestrade''<br />([[Aaron Mastriani]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-gerald.jpg|''Gerald''<br />([[Isaac Garcia]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-mallard.jpg|''Mr. Mallard''<br />([[Noel Tomingas]])
File:2018-mr-mallard-s-magical-menagerie-mcfarlane.jpg|''John McFarlane''<br />([[Gennaro Leo]])
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&copy; Photos : Two Brunos Photography.



== Cast ==

* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Chris Ranney]]
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Steve Corona]]
* '''Victoria McFarlane / The Black Swan''' : [[Cara Sowers]]
* '''Inspector Lestrade''' : [[Aaron Mastriani]]
* '''Mr. Mallard''' : [[Noel Tomingas]]
* '''Jonas Oldacre''' : [[Iain Munro]]
* '''John McFarlane / Reilly McFarlane''' : [[Gennaro Leo]]
* '''Gerald''' : [[Isaac Garcia]]
* '''Miss Adeline''' : [[Aly Costales]]
* '''Miss Lilly''' : [[Kira Akmajian]]
* '''Old Roberts''' : [[Tim Nguyen]]
* '''Vocalist #1''' : [[Kristen Nguyen]]
* '''Vocalist #2''' : [[Lindsay Hafenrichte]]

 
== Crew ==

* '''Director''' : [[Cheri Costales]]
* '''Playwright''' : [[Cheri Costales]]
* '''Dramatic Direction / Actor's Coaching''' : Steve Corona, Cara Sowers
* '''Choreography''' : Esther Michnovicz, Kira Akmajian, Cheri Costales, Alyssa Costales, Vanessa Trujillo, Tara Smartnick
* '''Costumes''' : Cheri Costales, Linda Downum, Judy Brewster and Erin Morrison
* '''Make Up''' : Alyssa Costales, Tianna Garcia, Kristen Nguyen
* '''Lighting''' : Ben Costales
* '''Sound''' : Matt Ramsey
* '''Production''' : Stephanie Rickerman, Robyn Hardy
* '''Stage Management''' : Cathy Costales
* '''Backstage Management''' : Tina Mesa
* '''Promotions''' : Tim Nguyen, Cheri Costales
* '''Videography''' : Tim Nguyen, William Ernst, Nick Bennet



== Acts ==

'''ACT 1: 221b Baker Street'''

* Scene 1: An Interesting Case
* Scene 2: John's Account
* Scene 3: Lestrade vs. Holmes

'''ACT 2: The Game is Afoot'''

* Scene 1: The Story of the Black Swan
* Scene 2: The Story of the Black Swan Continued
* Scene 3: The Stage Manager
* Scene 4: Watson on the Case
* Scene 5: Gerald
* Scene 6: Comparing Notes

'''Intermission'''

'''ACT 3: Mr. Mallard’s Magical Menagerie'''

* Scene 1: Lestrade, the Victor!
* Scene 2: Sights and Delights
* Scene 3: Old Roberts the Mind Reader
* Scene 4: The Orient
* Scene 5: Charmed
* Scene 6: The Clues Tell Another Story
* Scene 7: The Opera
* Scene 8: Fire!
* Scene 9: Sherlock Saves the Day   
* Scene 10: The Norwood Theatre Restored







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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]