WHEN:
June 6 - July 19, 2025
WHERE:
Factory Theater
1623 W Howard Street
Chicago, IL 60626
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
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On September 16, 1890, inventor Louis Le Prince boarded a train bound for Paris, in preparation for a visit to the United States to demonstrate his single-lens motion picture camera. He never reached his destination. Seven years later, it falls to his widow and son to investigate his disappearance and fight for his legacy in this amazing story based on true events. Based on the true unsolved mystery of Louis Le Prince, this play follows Lizzie and Adolphe Le Prince as they track the inventor’s last known whereabouts and cross the Atlantic to a New York courtroom for a confrontation with legendary inventor Thomas Edison.
Half Victorian-era mystery, half courtroom drama, The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince explores how we struggle with unresolved tragedies, and how we remember (or don’t remember) the people in our history.
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CAST:
Adolph Le Prince - Ethan Smith
Lizzy Le Prince - Aimee Kleiman
Clarence Seward/Thomas Edison - Patrick Blashill
Louis Le Prince/Albert Le Prince - Joe Sergio
Parker Page - Joel Ottenheimer
William Dickson - Ksa Curry
Fred Mason/Mr. Tate - Andrew Bosworth
Richard Wilson/Richard Dyer - Alex Albrecht
Understudies
Adolphe U/S - Joseph Antonio
Lizzie & Dickson U/S - Jill Frederickson
Louis/Albert & Seward/Edison U/S - Anthony Augustine
Page & Mason/Tate & Wilson/Dyer U/S - Natalie Opoku
CREATIVE TEAM:
Production Manager - Miranda Hernandez
Stage Manager - Aidan Leake
Playwright - Chase Wheaton-Werle
Director - Becca Holloway
Assistant Director - Christine Watt
Tech Director/Master Carpenter - Andersonville Scenic Studios
Set Designer/Charge - Hayley Wallenfeldt
Costume Designer - Victoria Jablonski
Props Designer - Rachel Livingston
Lighting Designer - Jack Goodman
Master Electrician - Henry Bender
Sound Designer - Sebby Woldt
Projections Designer - David Sajewich
