The Mystery of Irma Vep

Act II Playhouse is proud to present Charles Ludlam’s comic masterpiece The Mystery of Irma Vep, directed by Associate Artistic Director Harriet Power.

This madcap quick-change comedy spoofs classic horror movies, “penny dreadful” Victorian stories, Shakespearean tragedies, Wuthering Heights and Hitchcock’s Rebecca in a wild tour de force production. Two actors – Pig Iron Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director Dito van Reigersberg and Philadelphia actor Luigi Sottile – perform eight roles, rapidly changing costumes, genders and physicalities in a zany backstage ballet.