![]() And Skiles was a hoot, helping the guests break the ice at the show’s beginning, and later, when she might have been inadvertently poisoned, delivering a topnotch reaction. Peacock sports a prominent peacock feather in her hair. Lest you’re someone who gets confused by who’s who in large-cast productions, Clue 's dinner guests are clad in attire to help us swiftly track exactly who they are. But thankfully for Landuyt, and for us, the rest of the cast brought heaps of goodness, as well. That’s simply an example.) Landuyt carried the evening, setting up each scene perfectly and maintaining his accent well he’s an incredibly likable actor. As the evening’s escapades continue, a series of murders occur, leading to a flurry of accusations: “It was Miss Scarlet, in the conservatory, with the rope.” (It wasn’t, mind you. As it turns out, all six guests are informed by the butler Wadsworth (cunningly portrayed here by Eric Landuyt) that they’re being blackmailed. ![]() If you’re familiar with the board game or movie, six guests with colorful pseudonyms arrive at the Boddy Mansion after receiving mysterious letters inviting them to dinner. Happily, though, the stage action was enough to keep your mind occupied, if not to figure out whodunit (fans of the 1985 cult-classic movie will certainly recognize many lines and scenes), then to merely escape reality with some broad comedy. Even if a few seconds could have been routinely shaved off by not waiting for a line of actors to leave in single file before the crew entered to rearrange furniture, it wouldn’t change the fact that in an otherwise succinct production, we spent at least 10 minutes watching the stage crew and listening to Larry Lord’s suspenseful sound design. Have you ever played the board game Clue? There’s the kitchen, dining room, parlor, billiard room, and library, just to name a few locales, and with an in-the-round stage space such as the Barn's, there’s only so much you can do without making lengthy scene changes necessary. This is in no way meant to disparage the stage crew (Terri Nelson, Bradyn Kyle Jagers, Mac Morton, Jim Strauss, and Vicky Jones), because they did a pretty bang-up job. ![]() Let’s just get my one truly negative criticism out of the way, shall we? The scene changes were tedious. ![]() Luckily, director Dana Skiles’ Richmond Hill Barn Theatre production lived up to my expectations and provided the anticipated zany and farcical evening. I also love a good night at the theatre, which made Saturday night’s production of Clue: On Stage the perfect combination to bring a smile to my face. ![]()
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