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This weekend, people can see Warsaw Theatre’s “Clue: High School Edition” at the Warsaw Performing Arts Center.
Cast members are split into two productions: the Witty Cast and the Clever Cast.
Blaine Jenkins, who is playing Mr. Green in the Clever Cast, said “Clue: High School Edition” is a comedy where six people go to a mansion under aliases. They’re all tasked in killing the butler. There’s a mishap and Mr. Body is killed. After that, everything keeps going wrong. Jenkins said there is a special twist at the end.
He said “Clue: High School Edition” is inspired by 1985’s “Clue” starring Tim Curry, so it’s very similar.
Leif Silva, who plays Mr. Body in both casts, said anything can happen during the show.
“Sure, it’s a show written out, but it’s also a very much improv show, so anything can happen, really,” Silva said.
Gianna Stouder, who plays Miss Scarlet in the Clever Cast, said “Clue: High School Edition” is a comedy where everything you think could go wrong goes wrong.
She said her favorite scene is the dinner when everyone is meeting each other and the characters realize how different they are, adding there’s a lot of good jokes.
Daniel Jamison, who plays Wadsworth in the Clever Cast, said he loves and hates the ending scene at the same time because of how drawn out it is.
The students talked about why they wanted to be part of the production.
Jenkins said he’s been doing theater since his sophomore year, so it’s kind of his thing. Also, he wanted to try hard to get the role of Mr. Green because it’s one of his dream roles because he’s so funny and the role fits his personality due to the anxious personality and underlying wittiness of the character.
Silva said being in the production allowed him to branch out and do something he’s not as used to, saying he’s normally a singer, doing all the musicals.
Stouder said she loves theater and being part of the productions at Warsaw and she loves comedy, “so it’s perfect.”
Silva said the play comes down to trust, not just within the play, but outside of it as well. Silva said cast members have to trust each other during the production, giving the example of his character being picked up and dragged a lot during the play. The characters have to also stick together and trust each other or else they’re all going to get arrested.
Stouder said everyone is pinned together throughout the show, but they succeed by working as a team, which does fall apart. She thinks it’s really special when they do come together to work together to accomplish the goal of solving the murder.
“Basically, it just shows that people from all different backgrounds can still be friends and be respectful ...,” she said.
Jenkins said “Clue: High School Edition” has a sense of friendship in a sense because everyone starts off scared of each other and not knowing what to expect, but they all have kind of a bond by the end of the play.
Jamison said what jumps out at him about the production is everything is so comedic.
“Yes, there’s trust issues. Yes, there’s deception. But most of it resolves around the pure comedy of everything. The pure coincidence that happens out of nowhere,” he said.
Jenkins said he hopes to be able to grow by being part of the production and he hopes the audience has a good laugh with the play.
Silva said he hopes attendees figure out who they can trust and who’s stringing them along.
Jamison said he hopes audience members have a good time and enjoy what is put on.
Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.
