A live whodunit staged in an intimate venue, where the final scene is only the beginning: the audience questions the suspects, who stay fully in character, and cracks the case themselves. Produced by Rexburg Community Theatre. Directed by Robert Hibbard.
It is a stormy evening at Worthington Manor, and tyrannical millionaire Edward Worthington has gathered everyone for his fiftieth birthday: his attractive wife, her playboy brother, his befuddled older sister, his ex-wife, his college-student daughter, a shady lawyer, an uptight business manager (plus giddy wife and southern secretary), and the full household staff. Every one of them has a reason to want him dead.
Then the lights go out. When they come back on, the knife meant for the birthday cake is protruding from Edward's back. In Act II a police detective takes over the investigation, and that is when it becomes East Idaho's problem too: the audience gets to question and accuse the suspects, who answer fully in character, before the killer is revealed in a genuinely surprising climax.
Expect great storm effects, spiffy costumes, 14 gloriously suspicious characters, and a madcap mystery from the author of Abduction and The Reunion. With only 500 seats total for the entire run, every night is close, loud, and personal.
RCT has staged musicals and shows in East Idaho every year for nearly 20 years, including the beloved free Shakespeare in the Park at Porter Park in Rexburg each summer. Their productions fill seats because they earn it, season after season.
Recently retired as Madison High School's drama teacher, Robert Hibbard has directed hundreds of productions across his career, and his former students fill audiences all over the valley. This show is in very practiced hands.
RCT is casting all 14 roles (9 women, 5 men) in The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens, and all experience levels are welcome. If you have ever wanted to be on stage (or to lie convincingly to a room of 50 people), this is your show.
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On sale this September. 500 seats total across 10 performances. Join the waitlist above for first access before the public sale.