Petersen To Return To 'Dublin Carol'

[CSI Files]

William Petersen (Gil Grissom) hits the stage.

During 2006, Petersen took a short break from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation to perform Dublin Carol in Providence, Rhode Island. The play ran for five weeks and caused Petersen to miss several episodes of CSI. The show dealt with his absence by casting Liev Schreiber in a guest-starring role.

Later this year, Petersen will return to his role as John Plunkett. This time he'll be performing for Steppenwolf in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Dublin Carol will run from November 13 to December 21 in the Upstairs Theatre.

Petersen's character is an alcoholic, and the play is set in an undertaker's office on Christmas Eve. Amy Morton directed Dublin Carol when Petersen performed it in Rhode Island, and she will be taking on the same role this year in Chicago. Tickets for the play go on sale September 25.

Check out the Chicago Sun Times and the official Steppenwolf website for more information.

[speedystokesgirl]

Since I live in the Chicago area, guess what I'm gonna see? Or at least I'm going to try and go see it.

Of course, I wonder how they'll do his absence this time and who will they get to "fill in" while he's gone? Or will be gone for good? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[vegaslights]

*hates to be a pest* But the title has Petersen's wrong spelling. It's with an 'E', not an 'O'.

*Runs from Fay*

[Drumchik]

Will they still be filming during this time? I know the film schedules in the US are different from what we have in Australia.

[Faylinn]

Gah! Thanks, vegaslights. I always check, but that time it escaped my notice. *corrects*

They didn't mention if it'll affect shooting, Drumchik, but it's possible (or maybe even probable) that he could miss another episode or more...