Ravenscroft - The Inspector Reveals All

Inspector Ruffing has been called to investigate the death of Patrick Roarke at the remote Ravenscroft estate in the English countryside. The year is 1905. There are five women in the house: Mrs. Ravenscroft, her 17-year old daughter, Gillian, Marcy Kleiner, Gillian’s governess, Mrs. French, the housekeeper, and Dolly, the Ravenscrofts’ maid. When the Inspector arrives at the manor, he is told that Patrick fell down the stairs and his death is an accident. Or was it? He discovers some interesting details through his questioning of the residents of the Ravenscroft estate. He has spoken to all of the suspects in this puzzling case, and he reflects on what he has learned as he readies himself to reveal what really happened that night.

The Inspector: John Ruffing

Ruffing’s Notes: I can't believe that I have had to drag my bones out to this remote manor on such a terrible night. I am faced with an odd looking house. It looks like it may have come out of something written by Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker. Odder still are the inhabitants of the manor. Mrs. French has been around long enough to know exactly where all the bodies are buried. Perhaps she even buried some. Dolly is a bundle of nerves and energy. Watching her scatter about makes me weary. She is as not dim as she lets on. Gillian is very astute. She can pick up on the slightest detail, and yet she seems to have a difference of opinion with reality, from time to time. Mrs. Ravenscroft dances around the facts of the case as a lion circles its prey. Is she the lion or the prey? And Marcy Kleiner? She resembles the closest thing to a normal person in this madhouse. It is for this reason that she remains a very likely suspect. I have set upon this journey for the truth, and my destination is at hand. It is time for the culprit to be named.

All will be revealed...

The Inspector requests you to be present for the revelation of what really happened in Ravenscroft Manor that fateful night. Join him and all the suspects at Asbury Hall at the First United Methodist Church at 232 S. York in Elmhurst. GreenMan Theatre has been informed by Scotland Yard that the Inspector will be made available to sort out the clues for only three nights further: October 28, 29, and 30. The Inspector requests that witnesses attend at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets to discover the truth about Ravenscroft Manor are $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. If you require more information, please telephone 630-464-2646.