Mesmerized - A Ben Franklin Science & History Mystery
by Georgetown Palace Theatre

Feb. 03 - Feb. 20

Through fabulous storytelling and fast-paced comedy, Ben Franklin and his want-to-be-inventor niece, Sarah, travel to France where they use the Scientific Method to test a mystical man’s magical cure-all in MESMERIZED: A BEN FRANKLIN SCIENCE & HISTORY MYSTERY. Kids will laugh as they engage their minds to solve this mystery, fueled with stories about Ben Franklin’s many scientific discoveries and electrifying inventions.

Adapted for the stage by Suzanne Maynard Miller
Based on the Book Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff

 

Auditions are open for Mesmerized: A Ben Franklin Science & History Mystery, our Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production. (stipend available)
 
The production opens Tuesday, March 31, 2026 and closes Saturday, April 19.
Performances and rehearsals take place during the day and there will be two public performances on April 12 and April 19 at 3 pm.
 
Rehearsals begin Monday, March 9.
 
Video-recorded auditions will be accepted until 8 pm, Friday, Feb. 20.
 
Audition Information & Audition Forms:
https://www.georgetownpalace.org/mesmerized-a-ben.../