If fear of heights, long periods of darkness, and small enclosed spaces sends you into a panic, it’s all part of the adventure at Boxcar Theatre’s newest play, Clue. Based on the cult classic whodunit board game-turned-movie, this highly imaginative but disappointing live production is certainly an experience to be had — and it all begins before the puzzling plot ensues.

Unlike typical theater setups where the audience enters and sits at will, everyone waits in the tiny bare-bones lobby while small groups are led through a maze of construction scaffolding and up two flights of precarious stairs. Literally at eye-level with the stage lights, the audience is arranged on the edge of a slightly too-close-for-comfort square perched more than six feet above the floor. If you’re afraid of heights, it’s slightly unsettling (especially, since there’s nothing but a thin rope separating you from becoming an actual corpse in the play!), but that’s all part of the fun and adventure. The audience peers down onto the set, which has been brilliantly transformed into a visually stunning life-size version of the Clue board game.

Read my full review on SF STATION.