CLUE ON STAGE Directed by Raymond Hatton BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY Jonathan Lynn ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BY Hunter Foster, Eric Price, & Sandy Rustin BASED ON THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES MOTION PICTURE BASED ON THE HASBRO BOARD GAME CLUE.
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out…WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!
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Auditions: May 25 1:00-4:00 pm
May 26 6:30-9:30 pm.
Performance dates: November 20-23, 27-30.
Rehearsals begin September 8th: Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Wadsworth Male – A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play.
Yvette Female (French dialect) – A sexy, French Maid, with her own secret aspirations
Miss Scarlet Female – Hollywood glamorous, dry, sarcastic, cynical, D.C. Madam who is more interested in secrets than sex.
Mrs. Peacock Female – The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.
Mrs. White Female – A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.
Colonel Mustard Male – A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.
Professor Plum Male – An academic Casanova who tries to woo women with his big brain.
Mr. Green Male – A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious.
Ensemble Parts:
- The Cook – a gruff individual with a threatening presence. (Alive and Dead.)
- Singing Telegram Girl – a tap dancer with a heart of gold. (Alive and Dead.)
- M. Boddy – a slick, James Bond, film noir type person. (Alive and Dead.)
- The Motorist – a benign player who rings the wrong door- bell. (Alive and Dead.)
- Chief of Police -a cop who helps to save the day.
- Cop 1 – a regular Joe. (Alive and Dead.)
- Cop 2 – backup for the chief.