WHODUNNIT? Was it Ms. Peacock in the library with the candlestick, or Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the knife? Chances are, if you like Clue (the game or the movie) you’ll enjoy Theatre Downtown’s production of Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians. It’s a classic murder mystery featuring a cast of servants and stuffed-shirts attending a dinner party thrown by an elusive host. The multifarious crew eventually ends up with more bodies than they have excuses. Meanwhile, with each victim, one of 10 Native American (that is, in fact, the proper term for the people commonly referred to as Indians) statues disappears from the mantle. It probably is a little much to assume the play would be PC, it is, after all, based on Christie’s novel from 1939, originally released in England as Ten Little Niggers. It was later renamed to And Then There Were None, because the original title offended the American public, and later changed to Ten Little Indians. Funny no one was offended by that title. Maybe they thought they meant real Indians — you know, people from India. At any rate, something is amiss and the game is afoot, so check out the play Nov. 1-3 and 8-10, 8 p.m. at The Playhouse, 1816 Third Ave. North. Tickets are $17, $12 for students and seniors, and Thursday nights are pay-what-you-can with a $5 minimum. Dinner theatre is available Friday and Saturday nights for $15 per individual or $25 per couple. To purchase tickets, call 306-1470. For more information on Theatre Downtown, visit www.myspace.com/theatredt.
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