Colonel Mustard takes himself the most seriously, which is unfortunate, as he becomes the target of many jokes. Mustard’s military instinct and inflated sense of self causes him to easily point the finger, but he’s equally quick to deny any accusations when they come his way. A wrench may be his weapon of choice, but he’s more of a lug than anything else.

“It takes some time for Mustard to understand jokes, which is honestly so me,” Jamali said. “Some jokes that he confidently ‘understands’ lead him to make a joke out of himself in the group.”

The geriatric Mrs. Peacock isn’t much at first glance, but she carries a secret behind her reading glasses and innocence. Often fainting or shrieking at the newest dead body found, Peacock doesn’t seem to embody a murderer. On the other hand, none of her counterparts possess her eager initiative to break the ice or her wild affinity for shark fin soup.

“We are both kind of melodramatic,” Silver said. “We both very much like to be over-the-top loud and are very confident and prideful, but I do think I’m not as batty or annoyingly hard to deal with as she is.”

Professor Plum is a psychologist known a little for his quick wit but even more for his impropriety. Without much success, he attempts to familiarize himself with the women of the group and poke his head where he’s not wanted. Does his behavior imply criminality or simply reflect his character flaws? Either way, his “outgoing” behavior leaves a peculiar impression.

“I kind of wish I had his confidence sometimes,” Kamfar said. “Absolutely not in some ways. He thinks he’s funnier than he actually is. It is fun to play such a different person from me.”

Miss Scarlett’s confidence and lack of shame enable her to revel in others’ secrets without restraint. Scarlett’s go-with-the-flow curiosity leads to discoveries that might endanger herself or cause suspicion, but that’s all the usual for this lady in red.

“By the end, she just ends up going along with the others’ antics,” Parris said. “I feel like that’s as close as you can get to trying to explain our own theater department as a whole too.”

The grim Mrs. White is no stranger to death, having lost five husbands to gruesome ends prior to the events of the play. Although the circumstances are dire, Mrs. White remains poised and cunning—except at the fall of a chandelier or a heavy accusation, where her true colors burst like flames out the sides of her head.

“The character is mostly quiet and proper with random outbursts of violence and anger, while I am generally a very expressive person who loves humor,” Shumate said. “But my character and I can be very dramatic, especially as the show continues on, and Ms. White becomes more hysterical from the murders.”

Although his timid demeanor may come off as unassuming, Mr. Green’s random outbursts of aggression and charged accusations reveal a hidden intensity. His clumsiness sets him apart from the rest of the group, but this could also be the perfect cover-up for a career criminal. That is, unless this is how the worrywart really acts.

“I’m certainly not as on edge as him,” Haymes said. “But as the show progresses, I have noticed how Mr. Green naturally comes out of his shell a bit, making him more like me but still not exactly a replica of myself.”

A traditional English butler, Wadsworth performs a unique role at the dinner party, serving cutlery and clues as he sashays around the stage. But like the guests, he is suspected of a grisly crime, and his proper and poised manner adds to the mystery.

“He has high standards for how everyone should be,” Chan said. “It’s really great because in character, I can judge everyone else.”