October 16, 2015  

Sherlock Holmes featured in LA Confidential

| Oct 16, 2015

David Arquette may be best known for ’90s hits like the Scream series, Airheads, and Never Been Kissed, but there’s much more to this multifaceted actor. In addition to his early 2000s turn as a pro wrestler and his current stronghold on the nightlife scene with LA hotspots like burlesque joint Bootsy Bellows and karaoke haunt Blind Dragon, Arquette’s playing the title character in a theater iteration of Sherlock Holmes. Playwright Greg Kramer puts his own spin on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s pivotal crime fiction pieces, with the play running in LA October 15-18 at Ricardo Montalban Theatre.

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October 14, 2015  

David Arquette as Sherlock Holmes featured in Frontiers

| Oct 14, 2015

David Arquette Stars as Your Favorite Super-Sleuth in Upcoming Staging of ‘Sherlock Holmes’

For an entire generation of audiences, David Arquette may best be remembered for his portrayal of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley, the earnest but bumbling small-town cop from Wes Craven’s Scream  franchise. But on Oct. 15 Arquette assumes the guise of another fictional crimefighter when he plays the lead in Sherlock Holmes at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre. An original adaptation by Greg Kramer inspired by the original works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the production garnered five Montréal English Theatre Awards when it debuted in Canada back in 2013.

While the eccentric super-sleuth may seem like an ideal fit for the quirky actor, Arquette initially focused on the differences between himself and the character. “He’s the smartest man in the room. I am not,” says Arquette during a brief break between rehearsals. “He’s incredibly specific and detailed, also not one of my strong suits. And he’s emotionless when it comes to the sufferings of victims, and I’m a softie.”

Of course, the similarities are there as well. “We both have excessive personalities partially driven by a strong ego and a love of mischief, which often leads us to experiencing the extreme sides of life,” Arquette says. “We see situations from a unique perspective and constantly question existence. We both enjoy a fine suit and the accoutrements of being a male peacock.”