Darianne Osso-Gomez (Wadsworth the Butler) greets Abram Courtney (Colonel Mustard) in the opening scene from Clue. Photo by Donna MacKenzie
If someone says “Get a clue” this week, they just might be talking about the Honeoye Falls-Lima High School’s production of Clue (the high school edition) that HF-L High’s Drama Club will be staging this weekend.
The show, about 90 minutes in length, is a madcap comedy, mystery and thriller all wrapped up into one entertaining show, based upon the popular board game which became a cult classic film. To set the scene, it’s a dark and stormy night and there is one highly unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler (Wadsworth) presents a variety of weapons and the host is dead. The oddball guests, Miss Scarlet, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. White, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum and Mr. Green, are frantic to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before there are more victims. Will you be able to figure it out before they do?
Cast members are Darianne Osso-Gomez (Wadsworth), Raegan Banker (Miss Scarlet), Teagan O’Connor (Mrs. Peacock), Nora Beckett (Mrs. White), Abram Courtney (Colonel Mustard), Simon Guckenbiehl (Professor Plum), Easton Curio (Mr. Green), Dominic Celso (Mr. Boddy/Newscaster), Dylan Berkeley (Yvette), Emily Repass (The Cook), Frederick Kirkwood (Motorist), Evie Emerick (Unexpected Cop), William Fowler (Auxiliary Mustard), Olivia Kingsmore (Chief of Police), Ben McMill (Cop #1/McCarthy), Jaiden Young (Cop #2), Samantha Weeks (Maid Fifi) and Reese Camp (Singing Telegram Girl).
“I am Mrs. Peacock and my favorite part about her is she’s really ‘out there’,” O’Connor said prior to a dress rehearsal last week. “She’s always so dramatic and running around and screaming and I get to let out my dramatic side with her.”
As the butler Wadsworth, Osso-Gomez is the one who leads the other characters through the show.
“What I love about him is that he has such a strong character presence,” Osso-Gomez said. “It’s very nerve-wracking kind of leading everyone through things but in the end it is so much fun to play this character because I am open to play him however I interpret him.”
While the show is a comedy, it is a madcap comedy so it is a little different than a normal comedy.
“I like the chaos of it and that’s constant, constant,” said Banker. “I have noticed in this show that everyone’s lines go off of each other’s and it’s almost like you have to say the exact line; you can’t change anything. That can be tough sometimes but it’s so quick and so funny because of how chaotic it is. I also like how everyone’s characters are so different so you get to see the best of all the different worlds.”
Curio, who plays Mr. Green, describes his character as super anxious, all over the place and basically “a mess”.
“I really like the show because it’s a different way to play a character because each are very specific characters that have very distinct attributes and it is cool to play into those different roles,” Curio said.
Clue started out as a very popular board game made by Hasbro. Of the four students, Banker is the only one who has never played the game.
Crew members are Adrian Abraham (Student Director), Emily Cook (Costume Designer), Elliot Magorka (Props Master), Jasper Atkinson (Sound Lead), Bridget Atkinson (Lighting Lead), Frederick Kirkwood (Stage Manager), Elise Klein (Stage Manager), Kayla Donner (Poster Logo and t-shirt designer), EC Corey (tickets and concessions), Heather Parham (tickets and concessions), Brooklyn Santiago (tickets and concessions), Laura Bell (set construction), Quinn Brooks (set construction), Abe Courtney (set construction), Annora Courtney (set construction), Issac Cromwell (set construction), Wyatt Davis (set construction), Lucy Kingsley (set construction), Teagan O’Connor (set construction), Kellen Adams (props), Noelle Harrison (props), Ava DiDonno (stage crew), Evie Emerick (stage crew), Emily Guckenbiehl (stage crew), Ben McMinn (stage crew), Jacob Moscicki (stage crew), Naomi Stanley (stage crew), Jaiden Young (stage crew), Grace Francis (costume crew), Samantha Lloyd (costume crew), Mallory Nicole-Batz (costume crew), Lydia Kelly (make up crew), Rachel Luft (make up crew), Abby Wheelock (make up crew), Elias Kittleson (lighting crew), Meredith Bailey (sound crew), Caden Hassett (sound crew), Penny O’Riley (sound crew) and Monroe #1 Cosmetology students were on the hair style crew.
HF-L presents the show Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 14 at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the HF-L high school auditorium. The show is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $10 adults and $8 students and will be sold at the door.
