Fall play ‘Clue,’ like board game, is different every time
October 10, 2007
By: Lexi Muir <lmuir@hilite.org>
Junior Sarah Donaldson frantically memorizes pages after pages of text. She reads over the same information over and over again, trying to remember every single word. Donaldson is not studying for a physics quiz or a history test but instead is memorizing line after line of script.
Practices have already begun for this year’s fall production, “Clue”—to be performed Nov. 8 to 10, 16 and 17—which will be a play version of the Parker Brothers’ board game of the same name. The drama department has never performed a board game as its production before, so it will be different from previous years.
“I think if any year is good to do (“Clue”), this is the year. We have a strong enough cast this year, so I think it’s the right time to do it,” Donaldson said.
James Peterson, drama director and performing arts teacher, said everything will be almost exactly the same in the play as in the board game except for two added characters. One character, Mr. Boddy, is the victim in the play. Each character has a different motive to kill him. The other added character is a female detective who comes in to solve the crime.
The play this year is different from the productions in previous years because this year it involves audience participation. Each audience member will get a score sheet, just as if they were playing the actual game. The cast will select one audience member each night to come up on stage before the play and pick the murderer, the weapon and the room where the murder took place. As a result, the cast will have to know different endings for each performance and will not know what ending they will perform until that night when the audience member makes his or her decision.
“I think it’s going to be more fun than anything,” Donaldson, who was cast as Miss Scarlet, said. “It will be hard to have a different ending each night, but I think we’ll have fun with it.”
Also opposed to previous years, “Clue” has a small cast of only eight people. “The most difficult challenge will be finding that perfect cast of eight,” Peterson said.
Donaldson said that she is very excited about “Clue” because she played the game and grew familiar with it while growing up.
“When you play when you’re a little kid, everyone knows who they want to be and what piece of the story they want to be,” Donaldson said. “I always wanted to be (the character) Scarlet, so that’s what part I (tried) out for.”
Peterson and others involved in the play have high hopes for the production. Not only will the audience participation be a big attraction, but the familiar board game will bring in many viewers. Most performances will be at 7:30 p.m. with a Nov. 10 matinee at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $7 and are available at the bookstore.
“I think it will be popular, between some really good audience participation and because the board game is so popular,” Peterson said. “I think it will just be really fun. It’s not necessarily making fun of murder, but certainly making light of it.”
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Am a high school drama teacher myself and wanted to know who wrote your stageplay of clue?
You guys are weard
To those of you who are looking for more information, you really want exactly what Evelyn said. Contact Mr. Peterson, the CHS drama coordinator. jpeterson@ccs.k12.in.us is his email address, I know he’s always really accessible and ready to help out.
For our school broadcast program we are doing a clue series but for our drama club i would love to put on Clue! Being the president of Drama Club i have been searching for the right script…but have failed to find one. Can you help me out!??
P.S. The score sheets idea is pure genius!
So I’ve been wanting to do this show for my senior project ever since my freshmen year of high school; I’m a senior now.
In any case, I am having the hardest time possible obtaining the rights to do the show.
If I may ask, how’d you do it? I would love to know.
Thanks.
I suggest emailing Jim Peterson, who directed the play.
Hey! I’m also looking for information on where I can procure the rights and the script to perform “Clue” at my highschool. If you could send me any information, that would be wonderful!
Okay, first off- Rock On! I am a “drama kid” at my school, and I always like to hear about a cool and creative show. The part about the cards in the audience was a stroke of genius. Anyways, my school is really wanting to do a production of Clue, but we are having trouble finding a script. We know about the Musical and the Movie, but we really want to do the stageplay. Could you help us out? A website, your email address, or anything would be great! Thanks!