"When Palo Alto Players Artistic Director Patrick Klein learned that a stage version of Dan Brown's 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code was out in the world, he had to know more. Trekking out to Houston's Alley Theatre last fall for their production provided clarity, leading to his own company's regional Bay Area premiere. How can this dense novel become something to see on stage?"
"The frenetic plot of the novel, with the plethora of chaotic twists and turns through the streets of Paris and London, is Palo Alto Players' newest production, running Jan. 16-Feb. 1. The story traces a murder at the Louvre museum of a popular curator and Priory of Sion grand master. Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon teams with police cryptographer Sophie Neveu to investigate the crime, with Langdon thrown into chaos, quickly becoming the murder investigation's prime suspect."
"The one thing he noticed right away was a special connection he formed with Langdonthe experience that comes with playing a character a bit nerdy and geeky. Those attributes, along with the nonstop disarray of Langdon's life, make for a fun murder mystery. When you get so much chaos hurtled at you, in some sense, it almost makes it easier as an actor because you have to respond in real time to everything that's coming your way, Munck said."
Palo Alto Players is mounting a regional Bay Area premiere of a theatrical adaptation of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code after Artistic Director Patrick Klein attended the Alley Theatre production. The stage version condenses the novel's frenetic plot and art-history clues into a fast-paced murder mystery running Jan. 16–Feb. 1. The plot follows a Louvre murder, Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon, and police cryptographer Sophie Neveu as they unravel clues while Langdon becomes the prime suspect. Actor Christian Munck identifies with Langdon's nerdy, geeky qualities and notes that the relentless chaos of the story shapes performance choices and audience tension.
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