And so begins an exploration of a haunted brownstone -- a windowless building with few exits … and ample places for mysteries to hide.

One would think that the best way to solve a locked-door mystery would be to open the room and see what’s inside. But what happens when what’s inside proves even more confounding?

In today’s episode, we discover that the solutions we seek may not be solutions at all, and that our knavish piece of mystery may be more puzzling than even a master sleuth might imagine.

It’s opening night, and a player is missing. Now it’s up to you to follow the clues, find him, and deliver him backstage before his all-important scene.

Written especially for Prime Stage by author, playwright, and screenwriter Lawrence C. Connolly. “The Play’s the Thing” reunites the cast of eccentric characters featured in our previous five-act podcast “A Knavish Piece of Work.”

The world is full of mysteries. Here’s one we can solve together.