Promethean Theatre Ensemble is saddened to learn of the death of our friend and colleague, Paul Edwards. We treasure Paul’s early support of Promethean, and his ongoing mentorship of many of our founding members. A professor of performance studies in Northwestern University’s School of Communication, Paul taught many Chicago theater-makers how to adapt narrative fiction for stage and screen. Our 2013 production of A Study In Scarlet earned Paul – and Promethean – a Jeff Award Nomination for New Adaptation. But he didn’t just adapt Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story into an engaging 90-minute script; he directed and did the sound design, too! Word at the time was, “In this world premiere adaptation by Paul Edwards, A Study In Scarlet is a most engaging and surprising yarn.” Audiences loved it, and we loved Paul. We still do. Rest well.

“They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.”
Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

A young Holmes and Watson agree to share rooms at 221B Baker Street. Nick Lake and Brian Pastor starred in Promethean Theatre Ensemble’s A Study in Scarlet (2013). Photo by Tom McGrath.