Old Murder House Theater (OHMT) is a theater company out of Austin, Texas recreating feature films at various venues and on tour.
Background
editIt 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