Located in the historic Tulpehocken Station District of Philadelphia, visit Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion to experience authentic Victorian Theatre while surrounded by ornate interiors representative of life in Victorian Philadelphia. Featuring the works of renowned authors such as Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker and Louisa May Alcott. After performances, retire to the dining room or restored kitchen for refreshments. This is a unique theatre experience you won't want to miss!
Josh Hitchens is Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula. June 2011. Photo by Rowland Hetrick
Cast Murder Mystery 2009, Murder in the Animal Kingdom
Angie Fennell as Madame Raven in the 2010 Murder Mystery, Good to the Last Ghost.
Josh Hitchens
Creative Director
Josh Hitchens grew up in Delaware and moved to the Philadelphia area seven years ago. He holds a BFA in acting from Arcadia University, is a company member of Curio Theater Company and Co-Artistic Director of the Magic Circle Theater Company. By day he works as a tour guide at Eastern Penitentiary, and by night is a storyteller for the Ghost Tour of Philadelphia.
Jay Efran
Technical Director
Jay Efran has designed lighting and special effects for community theatres such as the Hartack Players, Tower Singers, and Savoy Dramatic Company in New York, the Durham Theatre Guild in North Carolina, and—more locally—the Narberth and Moorestown Community Theatres. A member of the Society of American Magicians, he has performed regularly for groups in Boston, Columbus, Indianapolis, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, Washington, and the Poconos.
:: Drama 2012
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
April 20 21 22
The team that brought you Stoker's Dracula and A Christmas Carol will bring you the very first mystery featuring master detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson: A Study in Scarlet. Find out how Holmes and Watson arrived at 221B Baker Street, and watch them solve a puzzling murder that is committed inside a mysterious old mansion.
:: Drama 2012
Blood Relations
by Sharon Pollock
August 4
On the 120th anniversary of the Borden murders, join us for a dramatic reading of a thrilling play based on the crimes. Ten years after the double murder, an acress friend of Lizzie Borden wants to know what happened on that fateful day. Did she do it? Josh Hitchens directed Blood Relations for Germantown's The Drama Group in 2009, and reunites the original cast for one night only.
:: Holiday 2011, 2012, 2013
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
December 10 2011
As part of the Dickens Christmas party, Josh Hitchens brings his one man performance of Charles’ Dickens “Ghost Story for Christmas” to the Mansion, just in time for the holidays.
:: Murder Mystery 2012
The Borden Tragedy
Oct 20 21 27 28
On August 4, 1892, someone used a hatchet to murder Andrew and Abigail Borden. The prime suspect was their daughter Lizzie, but she was acquitted. We assemble all the suspects and recreate what happened the day of the murders. Can you solve this 120 year old mystery?
Written & directed by Josh Hitchens
:: Murder Mystery 2013
Centennial Murder
Oct 26 27 Nov 2 3
As Philadelphia prepares for the Centennial Exposition in 1876, a kidnapping occurs in Germantown. When the kidnapping turns into a murder, there are plenty of suspects and the police are baffled. We invite you to visit the scene of the crime, hear the suspects' stories, and solve the mystery!
Written & directed by Josh Hitchens
