Although the Sherlock Holmes stories date back to 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only wrote four novels. However, Sherlock’s legacy has lived on for over 100 years, and now it’s coming to FVHS.
Countless adaptations of Sherlock Holmes have been created, from novels, movies, and even tv shows. From all that material, Sherlock has been played by plenty of big name actors including the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. Senior Dominic Sicola, will be bringing Sherlock’s persona to life at FVHS.
“There’s a lot of little things that I figured out that are going to work into the formula of Sherlock,” said Sicola.
Sicola has yet to expose himself to a lot of Sherlock material, only having watched the first episode of the BBC “Sherlock” show and the “Enola Holmes” film series. He plans to dive further deep into more adaptations so he can fully immerse himself into the character.
Sherlock is a very ambitious character, but Sicola plans to bring him to life to the best of his ability.
“I’m in the early stages of figuring out the character and everything, but I do have ideas on how I want him to be. I know it’s very important to make him very well aware of his talents, his capabilities, his vanity but also his appreciation for everything he does; he very much loves the puzzle of everything,” said Sicola.
Sicola has played numerous roles over his high school career, including the main character of last year’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Sicola plans to differ himself from these previous roles.
“This character is my second major titular leading role for the plays. It’s different. Whereas last year when I was Sheridan Whiteside, I had to figure out all the character work in a wheelchair, my physical acting was restricted. Now I get to play as a guy who’s walking. Now I have to do all the same character work but also focus on the mannerisms and the way that his entire body moves,” said Sicola.
According to Sicola, the biggest challenge in playing Sherlock is “perfecting the British accent.”
”It’s the early stages of rehearsal so I haven’t had a lot of time to work on that, but I can dive into a character all I need to. I learned how to do that pretty well with ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ but I would say the hardest part would probably be the accent,” said Sicola.
The FVHS drama department will produce “Sherlock Holmes” Nov. 16-18. Tickets will go on sale at a later date.
