Opening Aug. 13 and running through Sept. 10, performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at the Coaster Theatre Playhouse.
The internationally popular board game has been turned into a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known suspects to life. It invites the audience to help solve the mystery: who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room and with what weapon? Pay attention and deduce the solution from clues given throughout the evening; there are 216 possible endings!
Clue: The Musical is directed by Patrick Lathrop and features David Sweeney as Mr. Boddy, Shay Knorr as Mrs. Peacock, Bryan Lelek as Professor Plum, Toddy Adams as Miss Scarlet, Patrick Lathrop as Colonel Mustard, Cathey Ryan as Mrs. White, Bennett Hunter as Mr. Green and Joslynn Johansen as the Detective.
The production crew includes Heather Hoffman (stage manager), Kirk Valles (accompanist), Carson Schulte (accompanist), Patrick Lathrop (costumer), Mick Alderman, (set builder/lighting design) Juan Lira (set painter) and Nancy McCarthy (sound and light operator).
Tickets are $25 or $30; they can be purchased at the theatre box office (503-436-1242) or online at coastertheatre.com. The box office is open 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and open until curtain on performance days.
At this time, everyone must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter the Coaster Theatre on performance day. Face masks are optional but encouraged. The Coaster Theatre recommends visiting coastertheatre.com or contacting the box office closer to the performance for possible changes to the theatre’s COVID policy.
