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<\/a><\/p>\nJust for the record\u2026There really was a William Gillette. He really did become immensely wealthy by writing and performing in a play about Sherlock Holmes. He really created the image of the great detective that we hold dear today. But that\u2019s where any semblance of reality ends.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Holmes for the Holidays this Christmas season! Who did it? Who will be next?<\/p>\n
See \u201cThe Game\u2019s Afoot\u201d and find out. And have yourself a hearty holiday laugh too<\/p>\n
Cast:
\nSharron Perras: Martha Gillette
\nDon Bilotti: William Gillette\/Sherlock Holmes
\nCharlie Cites: Aggie Wheeler\/Alice
\nSean M. Lewis: Simon Bright\/Count Zerlinsky
\nKirk Summers: Felix Geisel\/Moriarty
\nKebra Stapp: Madge Geisel\/Marian
\nMaryann Curmi: Daria Chase
\nSally McClellan: Inspector Goring<\/p>\n
Directed by: Maryann Curmi<\/p>\n
Thurs-Sat at 7pm & Sunday at 2pm<\/p>\n
Accolades
\nWinner! 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award, Best Play<\/p>\n
Reviews
\n\u201cAn inspired whodunit [\u2026] a snappy, clever drawing-room mystery. There are twists in playwright Ken Ludwig\u2019s The Game\u2019s Afoot that cause the audience to gasp.\u201d \u2013 The Cleveland Plain Dealer<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Game\u2019s Afoot is Murderously Funny!\u201d \u2013 Broadway World Cleveland<\/p>\n
\u201cThe play evolves like a mystery thriller, as one tantalizing clue leads to another [\u2026] In 1936, at the height of the Great Depression, people flocked to the theater for a few hours of escapism from hard times. Today, in our current recession, here is an antidote and the ideal holiday present \u2013 the gift of laughter.\u201d \u2013 Cleveland Jewish News<\/p>\n
\u201cLudwig demonstrates the theatrical equivalent of perfect pitch, both in this new work and in his past efforts.\u201d \u2013 Cleveland Scene<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the intriguing opening mini play within a play to the surprise last scene a split second before final curtain, The Game\u2019s Afoot gives you everything you love about great live theatre. Billed as a comedy thriller you will find yourself swept along for a wild and funny ride.\u201d \u2013 Cleveland Examiner<\/p>\n
\u201cA hilarious, quirky and thrilling alternative to your standard holiday entertainment. The Game\u2019s Afoot is the perfect gift for the holidays..a fantastically fun night out at the theatre. It\u2019s something we can be proud of as a city\u201d \u2013 ClueintoCleveland.com<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Game\u2019s Afoot will be performed by professional and community theaters across the country. Certainly this production is Broadway quality.\u201d \u2013 TalkinBroadway.com<\/p>\n
This event repeats weekly every Sunday until 12\/15\/2019<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Murphys, CA…Murder? \u2026Maybe. Mayhem? \u2026A distinct possibility. Hilarity? Definitely! Take a suspense thriller worthy of Sherlock Holmes, wrap it in a stylish screwball comedy, set it at Christmastime and you get the holiday whodunnit \u201cThe Game\u2019s Afoot\u201d. William Gillette, a Broadway superstar famous the world over for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, has invited fellow […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-life-style","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/gamesafootposter.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/91252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}