Dial M For Murder adaptor Jeffrey Hatcher is no stranger to Milwaukee Rep audiences, having had numerous productions of his works presented over the last quarter-century to great acclaim, including adaptations of great classics to new, original plays.
A prolific playwright, Hatcher has gained a reputation for his ability to craft and adapt clever and witty thrillers and mysteries including Holmes and Watson (Milwaukee Rep's 2017/18 Season), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Scotland Road, a mystery centered on a myth surrounding the Titanic. In 2012, the Mystery Writers of America nominated Hatcher for an Edgar Award, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television. Critics have praised his work in this genre as well: "It's no surprise Hatcher is the real deal" (Star Tribune).
Throughout his career, Hatcher's other plays have been produced on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in regional theaters and abroad. They include Three Viewings, Neddy, Korczak's Children, A Picasso, Mercy of a Storm, and Lucky Duck. His stage adaptations include Leocadia: To Fool the Eye, Smash (based on George Bernard Shaw's novel An Unsocial Socialist), Murder by Poe, Pierre (based on the novel by Herman Melville) and TheFabulous Invalid (based on Kaufman and Hart's story).
He has also written the screenplay for Casanova for director Lasse Hallstrom, as well as the screenplays Secretary and Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kim Pierce. He has written for the Peter Falk TV series Columbo and E! Entertainment Television. Jeffrey has won grants and awards from the NEA, TCG, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Frankel Award, Barrymore Award and others. He is a multiple-time participant at the O'Neil Playwrights Conference and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, New Dramatists, The Playwrights' Center, and the Writers Guild of America.
Take a stroll through Hatcher's past productions here at Milwaukee Rep and get ready for the edge-of-your-seat thriller Dial M For Murder, coming to the Quadracci Powerhouse November 14 – December 17, 2023.
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Photo Credits
Grant Goodman and Norman Moses in Holmes and Watson. Photo credit: Michael Brosilow.
Linda Stephens and Grant Goodman in Ten Chimneys. Photo credit: Michael Brosilow.
The cast of The Government Inspector. Photo credit: Jay Westhauser.
Steve Pickering and James Pickering in Armadale. Photo credit: Jay Westhauser.
Laura Gordon and Lee E. Ernst in Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Lee E. Ernst and Laura Gordon in The Turn of the Screw. Photo credit: Michael Sears.