ETHER: The Strange Afterlife of Harry Houdini & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Susan I. Weinstein

ETHER, based on their letters, recreates the seances and their dramatically opposite narratives. As the gap widened, the "frenemies," denounced each other on stages around the world with no end but their fortunes and lives. In the Afterlife of ETHER, the two are stuck in their passionate war about the nature of life and death. Was the Spiritualist, a doctor and author, a deluded fanatic? Was the ecape...
ETHER, based on their letters, recreates the seances and their dramatically opposite narratives. As the gap widened, the "frenemies," denounced each other on stages around the world with no end but their fortunes and lives. In the Afterlife of ETHER, the two are stuck in their passionate war about the nature of life and death. Was the Spiritualist, a doctor and author, a deluded fanatic? Was the ecape artist and master of physical illusion an unbiased observer of phenomena? As evidence mounts up, subjective and objective truths erupt in a transcendent conclusion.
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See notes for individual characters. While historically all are white characters of traditional sex, in this Afterlife, Lady Doyle was Hispanic, Bess Asian. Doyle is Brit of Irish background, could go Brit empire. Houdini is American Jewish but can be played Hispanic or even East Asian, since to keep with history, he came from a poor immigrant family and was self educated. Black history makes this a bit impossible because of the history in this country. Genders of Ensemble can be mixed for incidental characters except the Medium Margery.