“ I hope everyone will come out and enjoy the show and continue to see other shows throughout the years .”
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productions . His last part was in “ The Play That Goes Wrong .”
“ I have been in a few others ,” he said . “ My mom does a lot of set work here , so she used to bring me here as a kid . My first show was ‘ Camelot .’ I played a woodland fairy , so I have been with Footlight Players for a long time . My dad Jeff Wherley was also an actor here .”
Chyanne Foster is Miss Scarlet , who has an escort service in Washington , D . C . “ She is more interested in the secret part of her business : government secrets , her clients ’ secrets . She trades secrets for money — that sort of thing .”
This is Foster ’ s first play . “ I love the movie ‘ Clue .’ It ’ s one of my favorites , and Miss Scarlet was my favorite character . When I saw that this was their next play , I finally decided , ‘ Why not ? I will just go audition .’ And I got the part . I did musicals for three years at River View High School , but it was always in the background , like choir .”
Devin Fortune is Col . Mustard , a veteran of the
Korean War with a very important position in the Pentagon .
“ He is being black mailed for something very scurrilous ,” Fortune said . “ He is a bit of a daft fellow , the kind of guy you would tell a joke to and it would fly a country mile over his head . He is a hoot to play . It is a very fun part with some fun lines . I did two shows at Triple Locks when I was a young kid . Then I didn ’ t do theater until about my junior year in high school and since then off and on in college . So this is my first time returning to Triple Locks after several years , and I am really excited to be back . I ’ ve been thinking over time that I ’ ve been coming to many shows , and this time I said , ‘ Alright , let ’ s go for it .’ Everyone is fun to work with . I love the lines . Our chemistry is coming together , and I think there is going to be a lot of laughs .”
Conrad Kusmich plays the chief of police . “ I have four years of acting in high school , mostly musicals , a couple plays and my first play here . I got into it because my friend Ian and I have done plays at Ridgewood High School . The play has an extra
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“ I hope everyone will come out and enjoy the show and continue to see other shows throughout the years .”
laugh when all the people getting arrested have the same names with different endings .”
Ian McCurdy plays the role of a cop . “ It ’ s a really short part . This has been a phenomenal show — good actors and great people to work with . I ’ ve done other shows at Triple Locks . The most recent was ‘ The Woman in Black .’”
David Wickham plays the unfortunate police officer who shows up at the wrong time .
“ I was in ‘ The Play That Goes Wrong ’ last year , and a lot of the cast members returned this year for this play . A lot of camaraderie goes with the ability to
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put on a big play on this stage . We have another wonderful additive you normally won ’ t get in a smaller theater . We have a great construction crew that figures out the physics behind the problems that Shane comes up with ,” Wickham said . “ Also , we have very talented decorators and painters .
“ I always like when the curtain goes up and the audience is enthused because of the stage . I have done set decorator since 2012 and some in college . There are a few directors I enjoy working with , and Shane is one of them . He brings out the best and challenges you . I think the quality we put out for the audience entertainment value in Coshocton is off the charts .”
Director Shane Pyle is in his 15th production at Footlight Players .
“ I have a tendency to pick the hardest , most complicated plays in the world to direct , and this is no exception ,” he said . “ This is a beast of a play . It has a lot of moving parts , it has no intermissions , it runs 90 minutes start to finish and it is all very fast paced . The audience can expect a good murder mystery comedy based on the 1985 movie ‘ Clue ’ with Tim Curry , Martin Mull and Christopher Lloyd . You will have the opportunity throughout the play to try to guess who done it , with what and in what room .”
Pyle wanted to be sure to thank the countless volunteers with the Footlight Players who came and constructed the set , helped with decoration , and helped finding the props necessary and the costumes necessary for the characters .
“ We couldn ’ t do what we do without the generous hours donated by our volunteers to this organization ,” he said . “ I thank them and encourage them to work with us to help us put on very high-quality shows . The Triple Locks Theater is often referred to as the hidden jewel of Roscoe Village , and my goal is to get rid of the word hidden . I hope everyone will come out and enjoy the show and continue to see other shows throughout the years .”
Show times are Fridays and Saturdays , June 14-15 , 21-22 and 28-29 at 7:30 p . m . and Sunday , June 23 at 2:30 p . m . For more information call 740-622-2959 or get your tickets at https :// app . arts-people . com / index . php ? show = 215682 . Adult tickets are $ 15 , and children under 18 are $ 10 .
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