Poster Text
The Red Dot Players present
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Adapted by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette
(According to the terms of our contract, the names of the authors—Doyle, Wright, and Pichette—should be at least 50% of the size of the title of the show.)
Thursday, March 13th, 7:00 PM
Friday, March 14th, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 15th, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 16th, 2:00 PM
Okanagan College Theatre, 1000 KLO Road, Kelowna
General Admission: $28
Students and Seniors: $23
Tickets available at www.reddotplayers.com and at the door.
“The Hound of the Baskervilles (Wright/Pichette)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
(This information should be presented in very small type at the bottom of the poster.)
The poster should also include the Red Dot Players logo and the new Okanagan College logo, preferably at the bottom of the page. Also, it would be great if you left space for a small QR code.
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Plot Summary
“London. Autumn. 1889. The famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and colleague Dr. John Watson are called in to investigate a most intriguing mystery: What could have frightened Sir Charles Baskerville to death? Is there an ancient curse on the Baskerville family? Is Sir Henry Baskerville, Sir Charles’ young heir, being stalked by a supernatural Hound from Hell or a diabolically clever murderer? In this new adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest adventure Holmes and Watson pursue the answers to these questions from their rooms in Baker Street, through the teeming streets of London and on to the windswept moors of Devonshire. With a dash of humor, this thrilling feast culminates on the fog-bound reaches of Dartmoor, where finally the secret of The Hound of the Baskervilles is revealed.”
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Design Ideas
The most important things to communicate are that the play is exciting, spooky, and features Sherlock Holmes. In our production, Holmes and Watson are women, a fact that we’d like to emphasize in our promotional material.
Massive black hound/mastiff cross (glowing red eye, drool, huge teeth)
Glowing red canine eyes
Sherlock Holmes (female, deerstalker hat, Inverness cape, pipe, magnifying glass)
Dr. Watson (female, cold weather attire)
Moors (barren landscape, twisted trees, jutting tors, mist)
Baskerville Hall (stately, isolated, austere)
Mist
Blood
Paw prints
Shadows/silhouettes
Victorian typography
Penny dreadfuls
Hammer horror
Victorian newspapers
Pipe
Deerstalker hat
Magnifying glass
Horror/suspense/melodrama
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Considerations: legibility, scalability, cropping
We could, potentially, provide you with a photograph of our Sherlock and Watson actors in costume by next Monday.
The Red Dot Players present
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Adapted by R. Hamilton Wright and David Pichette
(According to the terms of our contract, the names of the authors—Doyle, Wright, and Pichette—should be at least 50% of the size of the title of the show.)
Thursday, March 13th, 7:00 PM
Friday, March 14th, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 15th, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 16th, 2:00 PM
Okanagan College Theatre, 1000 KLO Road, Kelowna
General Admission: $28
Students and Seniors: $23
Tickets available at www.reddotplayers.com and at the door.
“The Hound of the Baskervilles (Wright/Pichette)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
(This information should be presented in very small type at the bottom of the poster.)
The poster should also include the Red Dot Players logo and the new Okanagan College logo, preferably at the bottom of the page. Also, it would be great if you left space for a small QR code.
**********
Plot Summary
“London. Autumn. 1889. The famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and colleague Dr. John Watson are called in to investigate a most intriguing mystery: What could have frightened Sir Charles Baskerville to death? Is there an ancient curse on the Baskerville family? Is Sir Henry Baskerville, Sir Charles’ young heir, being stalked by a supernatural Hound from Hell or a diabolically clever murderer? In this new adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s greatest adventure Holmes and Watson pursue the answers to these questions from their rooms in Baker Street, through the teeming streets of London and on to the windswept moors of Devonshire. With a dash of humor, this thrilling feast culminates on the fog-bound reaches of Dartmoor, where finally the secret of The Hound of the Baskervilles is revealed.”
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Design Ideas
The most important things to communicate are that the play is exciting, spooky, and features Sherlock Holmes. In our production, Holmes and Watson are women, a fact that we’d like to emphasize in our promotional material.
Massive black hound/mastiff cross (glowing red eye, drool, huge teeth)
Glowing red canine eyes
Sherlock Holmes (female, deerstalker hat, Inverness cape, pipe, magnifying glass)
Dr. Watson (female, cold weather attire)
Moors (barren landscape, twisted trees, jutting tors, mist)
Baskerville Hall (stately, isolated, austere)
Mist
Blood
Paw prints
Shadows/silhouettes
Victorian typography
Penny dreadfuls
Hammer horror
Victorian newspapers
Pipe
Deerstalker hat
Magnifying glass
Horror/suspense/melodrama
***********
Considerations: legibility, scalability, cropping
We could, potentially, provide you with a photograph of our Sherlock and Watson actors in costume by next Monday.