Sleuth! was play written by Anthony Shaffer and is set in the Wiltshire, England manor house of Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer. His home reflects Wyke’s obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. He lures his wife’s lover, Milo Tindle, to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewelry, a proposal that sets off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher where Wyke’s imagination ends and reality begins. Shaffer said the play was partially inspired by one of his friends, composer Stephen Sondheim, whose intense interest in games-playing is mirrored by the character of Wyke.

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 4-27, 2001

CAST: Andrew Wyke – Kelly Carroll, Milo Tindle – Jason Hart, Inspector Doppler – Pete Bethke, Detective Sergeant Tarrant – Barry Metcalf, Police Constable Higgs – Kyle Hager

CREW: Director – Joe Walker, Stage Manager – Sherry Polkinghorn, Costume Design – Dee Miller, Set Design – Don Steele, Light Board Operator/Sound Board Operator – Matt Duesing

MENU: Tossed salad, smother steak, carrots supreme, baked potato, Parker House roll, spice cake.  Catering provided by Linda Bethke, Andrea Bethke, Linda Ownes, Kathy Morgan, Mara Morgan, Pete Bethke, Jerad Busch, Faye Trent, Milly White, Denis Ann Bamberger, Alan Stukenholtz, Carla Stukenholtz, Deb Aistrup, Sarah Simpson, Sharon Thompson

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