It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party at Boddy Manor. Each of the guests has an alias—Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock and Mustard—the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well, dead. So whodunit?
On Nov. 14 and 15, 2025, Penn Charter staged the madcap comedy Clue, based on the cult classic film and the popular board game.
"We wanted to choose a show that would be fun and exciting for the audience," director Michael Roche said. The play, he noted, was essentially double-cast. "Since this show is all about timing, we decided to have an understudy cast in case anyone got sick. The understudies rehearsed very often and at times filled in for other actors at rehearsals. Since the understudy cast put in so much work, we decided they should have their own performance for family and friends."
Ninth grader Miles Downin, who played the butler, found the experience to be a great introduction to Penn Charter. "Coming into PC as a new student,” he said, “I thought I would be like a little fish in a giant ocean, but by putting myself forward for the play, I met some of the most amazing, kind and smart people at the school. It wasn't just the people in the cast; it was also the stage crew and costume department. All of these people helped make the play an amazing and successful show that was equally entertaining for the audience and the actors."