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Senior Class Clueless?
Not On Their Lives!
Wakefield - May 18, 2009 The Wakefield-Marenisco Senior Class performed "Clue" Thursday and Friday evenings in the school gymnasium. The play was produced and directed by Jessica Sanderson. Clue is a laugh riot from start to finish. The cast is great. Clue is the perfect mixture of comedy and mystery. Today films based on videogames are commonplace , but not a play based on a board game! Clue is a murder mystery that takes its ideas from the popular Parker Brothers board game of "Clue".

The floor on one side of the gymnasium made up the stage for this play. It was quite a good venue for the play as the stage was large enough to recreate an entire "Clue" game board

above - a scene in the study.

above a dining room scene

Six strangers are invited to a party in a secluded mansion. They are met by the house butler, Wadsworth (Casey Evsich), who reminds them each that they have been given pseudonyms to protect their true identity. After dinner, Wadsworth reveals the true nature of the party: each of the guests have been blackmailed by Mr. Boddy (Jordan Hill) to hide their secrets. Mr. Green (Zak Pulkas) is an employee of the State Department, which if revealed will cost him his job. Mrs. Peacock (Justine West) is the wife of a politician who has been accepting bribes for her husband. Professor Plum (Melissa Sewaski) is a psychiatrist who has committed adultery with his female patients. Miss Scarlet (Laura Bunten) operates an illegal bordello. Colonel Mustard (Nessa Bradley) has been stealing components from military aircraft to sell on the black market. Mrs. White (Rebeccah Orlich) has had several husbands that have mysteriously died or disappeared, leaving their fortunes to her. Wadsworth reveals he has also been blackmailed to keep secret that his wife has many unscrupulous friends. Wadsworth reveals that he has gathered all the guests together to confront Mr. Boddy (who is due to arrive shortly) and turn him over the police. Wadsworth (Casey Evsich) and the other guests answer the door after discovering Mr. Boddy has died

When Mr. Boddy arrives and realizes the setup, he reminds the guests that he can reveal their secrets in police custody and offers them an alternative proposition: by using weapons that he has provided to each of them, they can kill Wadsworth and destroy the evidence, keeping their secrets safe while he continues to blackmail them. Mr. Boddy turns out the lights in the room, creating a moment of chaos, and when they are brought back up, Mr. Boddy is dead. The guests all quickly deny killing him. Wadsworth and the guests try to deduce who killed Mr. Boddy by exploring the house. During their slapstick explorations, the cook (Kaarina Moreno) and the maid Yvette (Chelsi White) are also murdered, along with three others that visit the house during their investigation: a stranded motorist (Amy Niemela), a police officer looking for the motorist , and a singing telegram girl (Cheyenne O'Brien).

The cook (Kaarina Moreno) lying in the kitchen.

above another one of the many victims was the stranded motorist (Amy Niemela) who just happened to breakdown on the wrong street.

Another body - Mr. Boddy (Jordan Hill) hits the dust.

Characters receiving their "Clues". Hmmmm.

Above, the first cop on the scene also fall victim to the murderer!