Stone’s Throw latest production “The Game’s Afoot” opens March 22

Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre is proud to announce its upcoming production of The Game’s Afoot, a hilarious and suspense-filled comedy by Ken Ludwig.  Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., shows will be on March 22, 23, & 24, and March 29, 30, & 31. 

Winner of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Play, this is sure to be another crowd pleaser.  Ken Ludwig’s ability to combine believable characters in hilarious circumstances delivers another show full of mishaps and misadventures.

Directed by Stone’s Throw veteran Neal Ruggeberg, The Game’s Afoot takes us back to December, 1936, where Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry.  But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous.  It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears.  The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

Bringing the story to life on our stage is a marvelous cast that includes Leecia Bloss, Doug Musick, Kendra Goepfert, Brad Stefanoni, Melanie Kloppenborg, David Kloppenborg, Lisa Yates, and Gloria Southard.

On the dinner menu will be spinach salad, parmesan chicken, mac-n-cheese, Paula Dean Lima Beans, dinner roll, and Italian wedding cake.  If anyone in your party has special dietary needs, please let us know when you make your reservations so that we may accommodate you.

Make your reservations soon – shows have been selling out quickly in recent months.  Ticket prices are: Adults 19-54 – $27.00; Seniors 55+ – $24.00; Children 6-12 – $12.00; Youth 13-18 – $21.00; Children 0-5 – Free; Students w/ID – $22.00; and Opening Night for Veterans w/ID – $18.00. Group rates are available—please call the theatre for information.

Doors open at 6:00 pm, with dinner served at 6:30 pm and show starting at 7:30 pm.  For Sunday matinees, doors open at 12:30 pm with dinner beginning at 1:00 am and show starting at 2:00 pm.

For more information, call the theatre at 417-358-4300.

Stone’s Throw Dinner Theatre is a stone’s throw west of Carthage at 2466 Old 66 Boulevard (old Route 66 west of the golf course).