Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Jeffrey Hatcher

Performance Dates & Tickets

About the Play

…hipper, more erotic, and theatrically intense… definitely not your grandfather's 'Jekyll and Hyde'

Directed by Daniel Takacs

Jeffrey Hatcher examines the gray area between good and evil in his inventive adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson tale in which the good Dr. Henry Jekyll takes his own special concoction and becomes the vile Mr. Edward Hyde (played by four separate actors). Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an "Edgar Award" for Best Play.

A haunting, driving force runs through this highly inventive script, as Dr. Jekyll becomes increasingly conflicted and unbalanced as he discovers the frightening truth behind his black-outs and the experimental drugs that cause them. Meanwhile, the affection that has been denied to Dr. Jekyll falls to Hyde. He is loved by the bold Elizabeth, who loves the creature in spite of the evil she knows he is guilty of. Bizarre turns of event occur as Jekyll attempts to save his research, convert Elizabeth to his own, and separate himself from the creature he has increasingly become. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a cat-and-mouse game between two sides of one man, which will leave the audience to question just who they should be rooting for.

Win Dinner and Tickets for Four!

CVLT is partnering with Jekyll's Kitchen (across the street from the theatre at 17 River Street), to offer a special prize package during the WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN® ideastream® Pledge Drive.

Throughout the day on Sunday, October 17, listeners will be able to enter a drawing for a fabulous 4-person meal (up to $300 in value) at Jekyll's Kitchen, with tickets to see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde afterwards. In addition, the winner will receive 8 Flex passes to use for the remainder of the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre's season.

Visit Jekyll's Kitchen this month for their 1st Annual Clambake. For $29.90 you get a dozen steamed clams, a slow-roasted ½ grilled chicken, blue cheese coleslaw, sautéed sweet corn and herb smashed potatoes.

Stop in at Jekyll's before any show for Happy Hour (Mon-Fri 4:30-6pm) and enjoy $4 Happy Hour Appetizers and $5 Cocktails.

About the Playwright

Jeffrey Hatcher is a playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the stage play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just Stage Beauty (2004). He also co-wrote the stage adaptation of Tuesdays with Morrie with author Mitch Albom, and Three Viewings, a comedy consisting of three monologues - each of which takes place in a funeral home. He wrote the screenplay Casanova for director Lasse Hallstrom, as well as the screenplay for The Duchess (2008). He has also written for the Peter Falk TV series Columbo and E! Entertainment Television.