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Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot Or, Holmes for the Holidays

  • December 6 - 14, 2025
  • Four County Players -MainStage new

    5256 Governor Barbour Street
    Barboursville, Virginia 22923
Ticket Price $12.00-$20.00 Buy Tickets
Description

Four County Players is proud to present...

Ken Ludwig's

THE GAME'S AFOOT;

or Holmes for the Holidays

By Ken Ludwig

Directed by 'Derby' Thomas

Producer: Wendy Novicoff

Production Stage Manager: Michael Kneller

Assistant Stage Manager: Paige Campbell Johns

Fight Choreographer: Larry Friedland

Intimacy Coordinator: Edward Warwick White

Costume Designer: Amy Goffman

Hair & Makeup Designer: Stephanie Kowalczyk

Scenic Designers: Pete Davies, Mary Speed

Lead Carpenter: Pete Davies

Scenic Painter: Mary Speed

Lighting Designer: David Hutchins

Sound Designer: Katie Hutchins

Technical Engineer: David Hutchins

Properties Designer: Meg Hoover

Set Dressing Designer: Edward Warwick White

Theater Operations Manager: Jennifer Phelps

Production Manager: Gary Warwick White

Assistant Production Manager: Devynn Thomas

Marketing Director: Edward Warwick White

Shop & Build Supervisor: Nicholas Edelman

Starring:

JOHN RABASA as William Gillette

LARK LUCENTE as Martha Gillette

JOHNNY BUTCHER as Felix Geisel

DEVYNN THOMAS as Madge Geisel

DEVIN WALSH as Simon Bright

EMILY HEMMINGSON as Aggie Wheeler

LINDA ZUBY as Inspector Harriet Goring

CHRISTINE THALWITZ as Daria Chase

Swings:

JOHN BAKER: Gillette, Felix

MEG HOOVER: Martha, Inspector

KATTERINA SPARRER: Madge, Aggie

ABOUT THE SHOW:

It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this whodunit by Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo), set during the Christmas holidays.

CONTENT WARNING: This production contains flashing lights including thunder and lightning effects, gun shot sounds, minor profanity, violence, and a dash of murder, of course. Parental discretion is advised.

KEN LUDWIG’S THE GAME’S AFOOT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

PERFORMANCES on the MAINSTAGE

November 21, 22, 29, December 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8PM

November 23, 30, December 7, 14 at 2:30PM

TICKETS - On sale 10/31 for 4CP Members, on sale 11/3 for general public

$20 / Adults

$18 / Seniors & Students

$16 / Children 12 & Under*

ALL FRIDAY TICKETS $12!

*Please refer to the content warning. Parental discretion is advised.

BOX OFFICE & INFO:

fourcp.org

540-832-5355

4countyplayers@fourcp.org

Date & Time

Dec 6 - 14, 2025

Venue Details

Four County Players -MainStage new

5256 Governor Barbour Street
Barboursville, Virginia 22923 Four County Players -MainStage new
Four County Players

Four County Players is Central Virginia’s longest continuously operating community theater. A nonprofit organization,  Four County Players prides itself on producing high-quality shows that involve volunteers from the community and keep generations of audiences returning for years.

The Four County Players Mission Statement

To encourage participation in the arts in the Central Virginia community by providing opportunities for performers, designers, students, volunteers, and audiences to engage in high quality theatrical productions and educational offerings