07/27/2025
Murder-on-the-Lake, Shaw Festival, Preview #1, Guest Detective: Francis, PhD Candidate in Art History
Francis and his lovely fiancé, Kim turned heads in the lobby of the Royal George Theatre - both of them dressed in their summer linens & creams. Kim purchased tickets to MOTL as a birthday gift for Francis, and she said after the show that she had a feeling he was going to be chosen! Francis was a fantastic "first detective" for us to get our feet wet with an audience. He had an easy, relaxed & playful manner about him and got as many laughs with his off-the-cuff observations as did the cast. He was wonderful at insinuating himself in the group of suspects, and managed to uncover several key bits of information in Act One. In Act Two, he really came into his own when he took over, installing himself in an armchair stage right and conducting an extremely methodical interrogation of each character. Francis was great at snooping for physical clues, and giggled every time he found something of note. His final arrests were both simple & gentle, and initiated with a soft spoken, "We'll be putting the cuffs on this person, please."
Stay tuned for more Spontaneous Theatre write-ups as we head into the run of the WORLD PREMIER of Murder-on-the-Lake at the Shaw Festival, July 26 to Oct.4, 2025
