No Shortage of Sleuths: WSHS Stages “Too Many Detectives”

PHOTOS BY WSHS JOURNALISM STUDENTS ETHAN AMICK AND GAVIN BRANDENBURG

  • Lily Roesler (playing Nancy Drew) peeks through her hands as Paisley Kapp (as Joe Hardy) clutches her in fear as they witness an altercation between Holden Jackson (playing Batman) and Frank Hardy (as played by Zandon Beyer).
    Lily Roesler (playing Nancy Drew) peeks through her hands as Paisley Kapp (as Joe Hardy) clutches her in fear as they witness an altercation between Holden Jackson (playing Batman) and Frank Hardy (as played by Zandon Beyer).
  • Alexis Roesler (Detective Christie) looks on as Madilyn Gaikowski (Miss Marple) checks for signs of life with a curious nudge during WSHS’s comedic mystery, Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion.
    Alexis Roesler (Detective Christie) looks on as Madilyn Gaikowski (Miss Marple) checks for signs of life with a curious nudge during WSHS’s comedic mystery, Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion.
  • Detective Kane, played by Jalene Reiner, had her work cut out for her as she worked to untangle the mystery during WSHS’s production of Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion.
    Detective Kane, played by Jalene Reiner, had her work cut out for her as she worked to untangle the mystery during WSHS’s production of Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion.

    Wessington Springs High School students brought mystery and comedy to the stage this past weekend with performances of Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion, a comedic whodunit by Ian McWethy.

    Under the direction of Katie Jackson, students performed the play Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.

    The production featured a cast of familiar literary and pop culture detectives thrown together in a humorous mystery where the sleuths themselves become suspects.

    Cast members included: Nathan Gaikowski as Sherlock Holmes; Madilyn Gaikowski as Miss Marple; Will Jackson as Shaggy; Taryn Bartel as Velma; Lily Roesler as Daphne and Nancy Drew; Damien Knippling as Fred (with Zandon Beyer performing Saturday evening) and Sam Spade (with Nathan Gaikowski performing Saturday evening); Holden Jackson as Batman; Zandon Beyer as Frank Hardy; Paisley Kapp as Joe Hardy; Jalene Reiner as Detective Kane; Alexis Roesler as Detective Christie; Nichelle Dragon Kruse as Madame Doyle; Zachary Kruse as the 911 operator; Maise O’Day as Aggie; Mika Hengtgen as Bobbi; Kylie Edwards as Hannah; Owen Turley as Conan; and Taryn Bartel as Dash.

    Danielle Duxbury served as assistant director, with lights and sound by Zachary Kruse. Stage hands were Grace Jackson and Morgan Mentele.

    The comedic mystery follows a group of eccentric detectives gathered at a mansion who must solve a murder, with multiple possible endings keeping audiences guessing until the final moments.

     

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