Old Murder House Theater
Old Murder House Theater (OHMT) is a theater company out of Austin, Texas recreating feature films at various venues and on tour.
Background[edit]
It was formed in 2008 by Sam Eidson and Josh Jones and adapts classics from the 1980s and 1990s.[1] Productions have included RoboCop, Predator, Aliens, Die Hard, Home Alone, Back to the Future, and Jurassic Park. The movie Aliens was adapted into a show in 2011 titled Aliens on Ice.[2] In 2012 the troupe went on tour with "Jurassic Park Live" on an all-US tour from NY to LA. Their last production was an adaptation of "Jaws Live" at the Scottish Rite Theater in Austin Texas in 2015.[3] Cardboard and homemade props are used and a sexual innuendos are added into the adaptations including a dinosaur sex scene in Jurassic Park.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ David MacNeal Waay off Broadway Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Wired (magazine)
- ^ Scott Wampler Review: Old Murder House Theater Presents ALIENS ON ICE November 21, 2011
- ^ [1] by Scott Wampler
- ^ We Saw Dinosaurs: Top Five Moments from Jurassic Park Live Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine By Obed Manuel Tue., Jul. 3 2012 Dallas Observer