Murder and matchsticks collide in this world premiere!

Derek Charles Livingston is the artistic director of Stages Houston, and he is about to premiere his first choice of programming with LET HER RIP. The show is a swirl of two historical events – the Jack the Ripper murders, combined with the Match Stick Maker strike of 1888. Playwright Maggie Lou Rader is the author, and this is billed as a world premiere. The show began previews on May 30th and runs through June 22nd at STAGES. Derek Charles Livingston agreed to talk with Broadway World writer Brett Cullum to talk all things murderous and matchstick in 1880s London.