As a part of preparing for the production, each cast member wrote a backstory on their character. In anticipation of the performance, the backstories will be posted along with a picture of each performer, providing a countdown to opening night.
Hannah Wigdahl plays the parts of Forman, Sherlock's undercover aide, and Gertie, Moriarty's bomb expert.
Here's the backstory on Forman:
Foreman grew up in a middle class family in England. He was a very well rounded and educated chap. At eighteen years old, he began college at Cambridge. Foreman was an acquaintance of Watson there. They often had lunch together but one day Watson invited Sherlock Holmes to join them. Holmes immediately recognized Foreman’s incredible ability and began to dine with Foreman and gather information about his character. Foreman still remembers the night when Holmes asked him to become a secret agent. They were dining at an English pub. They were eating roast beef and potatoes. After they had finished their drinks, they decided to take a stroll. They were walking across the London bridge when Holmes popped the question, “How would you like to work undercover, Foreman?” Foreman was shocked. They had just been discussing bridges and how London could improve their bridge so it wouldn’t fall down. Foreman stuttered. He did not know what to say. So of course, he said yes. It did not sink in until later that evening when he was about to fall asleep and realized what he had signed on for. Under cover agent!!!
From than on Foreman went undercover. He was quite good at forgery so he became known throughout the criminal public as a respectable forger. He helped Holmes in many cases. After awhile, suspicion around him arose. So he decided to plant his feet and became the butler of James and Madge Larrabee. He served them for two years before they took in Alice Faulkner. Within those years he gained much information on criminals which resulted in their capture. And that’s where Foreman begins at the start of the story, an undercover butler learning about the front-page crimes of London.
Here is the backstory of Pepper, the Flower Woman:
It was a cold night and I was sitting at the dinner table. My Dad had lost his job two months ago, and now our family could hardly survive. I had five other siblings, and was the second oldest. My mom was serving a supper of porridge and water, and there was barely enough. I got up in the middle of dinner and went to my room, which was all empty except for a bed with one blanket. I had to do something. That’s when I decided to leave, get a job, and live a better life. I was upset that my dad couldn’t get another job and I wanted to prove him wrong. I grabbed my blanket and opened the window. The cool air of the evening blew in and sent a chill down my back. I went outside and roamed the streets. That’s when I met Professor Morality, who offered me a job and also offered me a chance to revenge the people who were more fortunate than me. I agreed to the job because I wanted payback for all the times that I hadn’t been treated fairly because I couldn’t afford the things they could. I would show them who was in charge, and no one would ever know who I really was. The Professor has recently been encouraging pickpocketing and we have gone on multiple missions. I needed to steal anything that I could get my hands on like jewelry, purses, coins, and wallets. It was one day while I passed a rose bush that I got an idea. I picked a whole bunch of roses and started selling them. I could then make money and use it as a cover to distract people alongside the surffagets. It was the perfect plan and worked quite well. That’s where I am now, basking in my revenge, and daily causing as much trouble as possible in London.
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