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Article: Flatwoods breaks winter lull with feast of murder mysteries
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- January 10, 2008
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In the dead of winter, nothing scares up an audience like a good
murder mystery.
Flatwoods Productions has three in its lineup, starting next
weekend with "Clue," a live-action version of the classic you-solve-
it board game.
Dave McVicker of Carroll Township, who plays Col. Mustard in the
show, says it's the perfect time of year for theater groups to take
a break from full-scale productions and offer lighter fare.
"A lot of our talent comes from area high schools, which are
rehearsing for their spring musicals," he says. "We don't want to do
a major show right now. It's a lot less stressful for them." Also,
he says that community theaters tend to save their large-scale
productions for the ...