18th Annual PLAYground Festival - The Mysterious Case of Professor Bones

Schedule

Sun Apr 26 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center | Evanston, IL

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Join us for a fun 1.5-hour staged reading of a new play: The Mysterious Case of Professor Bones! Recommended for ages 7+.
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The Mysterious Case of Professor Bones

Summary: Nefarious neighbors. A suspicious stepdad. And, most importantly, a missing Professor. 10-year-old girl detective Ada has plenty to concern herself with – and that’s before a certain Sherlock Holmes author appears out of one of her favorite books. But with his ridiculous talk of ghosts and fairies, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is proving far less helpful than anticipated…or is he? This mystery play leads young audiences on the trail of a missing dog through a neighborhood full of colorful characters and suspicious persons, to discover what lies beyond the rational.

Written by Sydney MacGilvray

Directed by Rachel Rubin

Contact: [email protected]

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The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston, United States

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