Ken Ludwig's The Game's Afoot at Sun Prairie Civic Theatre

Sensational murders, startling confessions, surprise twists, missing cadavers and a zinger of an ending. Combine all this with a colorful cast of characters and little backstabbing. And, you get a wild ride that Broadway World Cleveland describes as murderously funny! Its December 1936. Things seem innocent enough when Broadway star William Gillette invites his fellow actors to his isolated castle for a weekend of revelry. But, when one of the guests turns up dead, things quickly turn dangerous. Donning his famous persona of Sherlock Holmes, Gillette sets out to solve the crime before its too late. Will he succeed? His very survival may depend on it.Written by internationally acclaimed playwright Ken Ludwig, The Games Afoot won the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Edgar Allen Poe award for Best Mystery Play of 2012. Ludwig said when he set out to write the play, "I decided the best way to write a mystery for the stage was to make the piece as relentlessly entertaining as I possibly could." Performances will be January 24 - February 2 at Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School Theatre.School at 220 Kroncke Drive, in Sun Prairie, Wis.Ken Ludwigs The Games Afoot is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. The play was originally produced by Cleveland Play House with Michael Bloom, Artistic Director, and Kevin Moore, Managing Director.