Clue: On Stage

clue: on stage

Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. Led by Wadsworth – the butler, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard race to find the killer as the body count stacks up. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out…WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT!

crew

Director - Mario Dante Cieri
Assistant Director - A. Mark Palmer
Stage Manager - Robin Bonta
Assistant Stage Managers - Tracy Aaker, Katelyn Geri
Set Designer - Mario Dante Cieri
Lighting Design - Sarah Setta
Sound Design - Joel Bouchillon
Costume Design - Heidi Jade Siren
Lightboard Operator - Ashleigh Smith
Soundboard Operator - Choh Man Teng
Properties - Carla Rhodes, Stephanie McNeill, Tracy Aaker
Backstage Crew - Cliff Pressley, Topher Warren, Addie Quina, Kelly Reed, Rhonda Davis, Nicolas Fenger, Leslee Young, Henry Young, Eric Banville, Robbie Gonzalez
Set Construction and Painting - Barry Boyd, Bill Mankins, Carol Mankins, Jonathan Mankins, Stephen Lott, Pete Fenger, Scott Emerline, Shana Solomon, Cast and Crew
PLT Artistic Director - Kathy Holsworth
PLT Technical Director - Kayla Stephenson

Cast

Gavin Parmley as Wadsworth

Gavin was last seen on the PLT Mainstage as Chip Tollentino in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Some of his favorite roles include Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, and Brad in The Rocky Horror Show. Let the Game Begin!

Veronica Lindholm as Yvette

Veronica is so excited to be back on stage with Pensacola Little Theatre. Audiences may remember her as Sophie from 2019’s Mamma Mia!. She hopes audiences enjoy the hijinks as much as the cast enjoyed putting them together.

Jeff Glickman as Colonel Mustard

Jeff was last seen at Pensacola Little Theatre in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, House of Blue Leaves, and Daddy’s Dying, Who’s Got the Will?. He also served as director for the PLT production of Will Mr. Merriwether Return From Memphis?. Other favorite productions include First City Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, Pensacola State College’s Funny Girl, and Woody Guthrie’s American Song with Pen Arts.

Jessica Wade as Miss Scarlett

Jessica is excited to be back on stage at the Pensacola Little Theatre, She has been a volunteer with the Artistic Committee since 2006. Her favorite roles include Blanche in Desire, Desire, Desire; Gloria in Boeing Boeing; and Edith in The Women.

Anthony Broughton as Mr. Green

Anthony has been performing at PLT since 2012. You may recognize him from shows like Hairspray, Shrek:The Musical, and Sister Act. He was last seen as Joe in SchoolHouse Rock Live! and William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Emily Mixon as Mrs. White

Emily has been a theatre artist and educator in Pensacola for the past 15 years, since graduating from the Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Some of her favorite roles include Queenie in The Wild Party, Paulina in A Winter’s Tale, and Miss Sondra in All Shook Up. Emily is the Artistic Director of Mixon Magic Performing Arts.

Kelly Douglas – Shepherd as Mrs. Peacock

Kelly has had a life of theatre and has loved every second. There have been many characters in many places at many theatres through many venues. Pensacola Little Theatre was at the very beginning and is here now. She was last seen as ‘Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Martha in White Christmas, and Agnes in Miracle on 34th Street.

Gene Alexander as Professor Plum

Gene is excited to perform in his third Mainstage production at Pensacola Little Theatre. He was last seen in Miracle on 34th Street, and The Odd Couple.

Scott W. Haring as Ensemble

Performing since the age of five, Scott’s career includes such roles as Jack in Brighton Beach Memoirs, Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, George in La Cage aux Folles, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Herbie in Gypsy (Harvey Award), Moonface in Anything Goes, and The Narrator in Into the Woods (Crystal Award). Scott is an Alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles, CA.

Eric Schmitz as Ensemble

Eric started performing in elementary and continued to be involved in theatre throughout high school. He went on to perform in productions at Montclair University, 12 miles west of Manhattan, where he also performed as a stand-up comedian. Eric was last seen on the PLT stage in the 2009 production of The Rocky Horror Show. He is a member of SAG and is actively seeking roles in film and television.

Grace Goldston as Ensemble

Grace is excited to be back on the stage after graduating with her Bachelor’s degree in Performance studies in 2019. Her favorite roles include Israel Hands in Treasure Island, The Evil Queen in The Princess and the Pea, and M’liss in My Western Miss. Grace looks forward to working more with Pensacola Little Theatre in the future.

Denley Messerly as Ensemble

Denley has been dying to get back on stage at Pensacola Little Theatre. She previously appeared in Into the Breeches, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, See What I Wanna See, and Shining Lives with PenArts. Past performances at Pensacola Little Theatre include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Snoopy, and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. She thinks Mysterium is a better board game than Clue, but absolutely loves both.

CLUE: ON STAGE is produced by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

from The Director

In 1985, I was the Lead Projectionist for a movie theater in an Atlanta suburb. Part of my job required me to assemble and preview the 35mm films, when the cannisters arrived. I remember watching CLUE THE MOVIE for the first time, and I became an instant fan. However, back then only one ending was sent to a theater. Lucky for me, the other Lead Projectionists at the “sister cinemas” had the other two endings. So, we all agreed to “preview” the films with the other two endings at each other’s movie theaters.

Today when you watch the video – either on DVD or stream it online – you get all three endings in one viewing. Years later – decades actually – when I was asked about directing a stage version of the 1985 film, I jumped at the chance.

SPOILER ALERT! - - While the stage version is not exactly like the movie, it is just as funny and has been a blast to put together. And thanks to an extremely talented team of designer/artisans, actors, and crew, I hope that you enjoy the production as much as I have enjoyed directing it. And we all hope that you find it as funny as we do…so that when we ask “Who did it? In what room? And with what?” – we can say it was “The Audience in the Theater with Laughter”!

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Mario Dante Cieri has participated in many productions for the Pensacola Little Theatre. Most recently, he directed the musical production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! in January 2020. Other past work includes directing Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2018. In addition to directing, Mario has designed sets and lights for Into the Woods and Cats. His PLT acting credits include Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Antonio Salieri in Amadeus. Other Pensacola community performances include Lurch in The Addams Family, King Arthur in Spamalot, and George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Pensacola State College; and Dr. John Buchanan in The Eccentricities of a Nightingale for the Santa Rosa Community Theatre. Mario is very happy to get to direct the stage version of one of his most favorite movies!