Spring Drama: The Real Inspector Hound

“The man is wearing a darkish suit with a lightish shirt. He is of medium height and build and youngish. Anyone seeing a man answering to this description…is advised to phone the nearest police station.” - Radio

In early May, Milton students will stage a 1212 studio performance of the riotous one-act, The Real Inspector Hound, by witty British playwright, Tom Stoppard. This show, about a play-within-a-play-within-a-play, is a clever parody that lampoons both theatre criticism and the English "whodunit" genre.

While reviewing a creaky and by-the-book murder mystery, two pretentious and semi-prestigious theatre critics-—Moon and Birdboot—comment on both the melodramatic play and their own dreary lives. Neither critic is really taken with the routine drama, and when a stage phone goes unanswered it proves irresistible for Birdboot who runs onstage to answer it and is then swept up in the hilarity of the complicated plot.

As director and faculty member Pam McArdle explains, “The audience must be as alert as the actors; almost every line is capable of two interpretations and the play is full of unexpected twists and turns. The cast is fabulous and we are all having a great time meeting the demands of this fast-paced farce.”

Performances will be held Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Wigglesworth Hall.

Cast and Directorial Team

Cast
Moon - Robert St. Laurence (II)
Birdboot - Noah Berman (IV)
Mrs. Drudge - Leni Vradelis (II)
Simon - Steve Wagner (III)
Felicity - Samara Oster (IV)
Cynthia - Elizabeth Stark (III)
Magnus - Frank Smith (II)
Inspector Hound - David Foote (I)
Radio Voice - Alice Jones (II)
The Body - Cullen Heater (IV)

Directorial Team
Pam McArdle - Director
Jessica Yanovsky - Assistant Director (III)
with Sarah McSherry (III) and Jenell Randall (III)

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