New London Barn Playhouse opens the main production of CLUE

New London Barn Playhouse presents Clue, appearing on MainStage! Clue runs from 21st August to 1st September at 7.30pm with matinees on the 22nd, 28th and 30th at 2pm and Sunday shows at 5pm!

Based on both the board game and the film of the same name, Sandy Rustin’s crime-mystery play takes the audience on a ride as classic characters like Wadsworth and Miss Scarlet try to solve the murder of their gracious host. As the body count continues to rise throughout the night, the clan of party guests scramble to find the killer. Clue is the comedic piece of crime fiction that will leave every member of the audience captivated by the hunt for the killer and immersed in the humor portrayed by the unique characters.

This production stars an amazing group of returning “Barnies,” including two from the Acting Intern Company of 2024! The Barn Playhouse is proud to announce Scott Cote* as Wadsworth, a Barn Playhouse alum who performed in Don’t Dress For Dinner during our 2016 season. Dylan Lugosi as Yvette from the 2022 Acting Intern Company, who played Ilona in She Loves Me and Sabrina Koss as Miss Scarlet in Acting Intern Company in 2019, who played Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher. Dawn Tucker* plays Mrs. Peacock, who starred in our 2023 production of The Wedding Singer as Rose and in the 2019 production of Grease as Miss Lynch, and Scott Sweatt, who has starred in a multitude of NLBP productions including in this season’s Little Shop of Horrors as Mr. Mushnik and the Narrator in South Pacific – in concert.

A few additional names you may be familiar with are Cynthia Kauffman as Mrs. White from the 2023 Acting Intern Company, who played Cynthia Weil in our production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Brecken Hummer as Colonel Mustard, which served as our supplement. 2023 production of … Spelling Bee. Ben Harmon as Mr. Green from this summer’s Acting Intern Company, Laura DeGraw as an ensemble from our 2023 Box Office staff, Steele Whitney as an ensemble from this summer’s production of Driving Miss Daisy. Joining Chloe Caustrita as Female Swing, Box Office & House Manager from 2023 and Shane Boucher as Male Swing from this summer’s Acting Intern Company.

The creative team includes director Richard Roland++, who returns for his eighth production with The Barn Playhouse, including Hairspray, Chicago, Ragtime, She Loves Me and more, pianist Kyra Teboe making her NLBP debut, scenic designer Vincent Gunn, who been involved with the Barn Playhouse since 2017 with productions of She Loves Me, Murder for Two, Sylvia and more, costume designer Andrew Burns, who also designed our production of Rent, lighting designer Keith A. Truax^ who returned to 7th season at the Barn Playhouse including Guys & Dolls, The Wedding Singer, Footloose and more. In addition to sound designer Zachariah Rosenbaum, hair and wig designer Eryn Mychael Perkins, props supervisor Finley Fields, production stage manager Colleen Lacy* and assistant stage manager Margaret ‘Maggie’ Hannan*.

Join us for Clue and find out whodunit! – tickets start at $30.00 for adults and are available at nlbarn.org/tickets, by phone at 603-526-6710 or at the New London Barn Playhouse box office Tuesday through Sunday beginning at 11:00 a.m. .

*Courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

^Denotes member of United Scenic Artists | US Local 829

++Appears as members of Directors and Choreographers, a national theater union.