Prince George’s Theatre NorthWest unveiled its upcoming comedy-thriller set to take place next week.
Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot is set in a 1930s Connecticut estate, where a Broadway star William Gillette, who’s famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes, hosts a holiday weekend for his thespian friends, though the festivities would become a mystery after a sudden murder.
Actor David Sklar talks about Gillette, and how his character kicks off the mystery.
“Within the first two minutes of the show, he gets shot on stage at the final performance of playing Sherlock Holmes in New York City.”
“The rest of the show is trying to figure out who could’ve done such a thing. There may be some other murders happening throughout the rest of the show, and it becomes this murder mystery.”
The play itself brings a mixture of murder mystery, festivities and comedy, something Director Anna Russell says they need to make sure comes together.
“In a mystery play, obviously you’re going to have certain elements of suspense,” said Russell. “but we also have to pick those moments that are written into the script to be funny, to be light-hearted, to be playful, and just making sure that throughout the course of things, we are ultimately hitting all of those plot points.”
Showtimes for the play begin Thursday, and will continue until Thursday, December 17th, with matinee and evening times available.
More information, including showtimes, can be found on Theatre NorthWest’s website here.
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