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The highly anticipated revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?" began preview performances last week. Although the show is generating a lot of buzz because of its hot young cast of stars, the production has already encountered some difficulties. In fact, in each of the first four performances, each of which was held on a different evening last week, a different cast member was unable to appear for a different reason, and his or her understudy had to perform that part for the evening. Fortunately, the talented understudies quickly won over the disappointed audiences, and were greeted with ecstatic cheers at the curtain call. From the information provided, determine the evening on which each actor was unable to appear, the role he or she plays, the reason for his or her absence. (Note: All names can apply to either men or women.)
1. A cast member suffered from laryngitis at some point later in the week than an understudy took over the role of Nick.
2. The actor playing George was absent exactly two days before the one who was away filming a movie.
3. Blair Diaz missed a performance at some point earlier in the week than the person portraying Martha (who wasn't off filming a movie).
4. Devon Rochan wasn't the last actor to miss a performance.
5. Reese DeWitt was replaced by an understudy exactly two days before an actor serving jury duty was sequestered overnight and couldn't perform.
Actors: Blair Diaz, Devon Rochan, Kerry Peeples, Reese DeWitt
Days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Reason: Filming movie, jury duty, laryngitis, stage fright
Role: George, Honey, Martha, Nick
1. A cast member suffered from laryngitis at some point later in the week than an understudy took over the role of Nick.
2. The actor playing George was absent exactly two days before the one who was away filming a movie.
3. Blair Diaz missed a performance at some point earlier in the week than the person portraying Martha (who wasn't off filming a movie).
4. Devon Rochan wasn't the last actor to miss a performance.
5. Reese DeWitt was replaced by an understudy exactly two days before an actor serving jury duty was sequestered overnight and couldn't perform.
Actors: Blair Diaz, Devon Rochan, Kerry Peeples, Reese DeWitt
Days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Reason: Filming movie, jury duty, laryngitis, stage fright
Role: George, Honey, Martha, Nick
Answer
Wednesday, Reese DeWitt, Nick, stage frightThursday, Blair Diaz, George, laryngitis
Friday, Devon Rochan, Martha, jury duty
Saturday, Kerry Peeples, Honey, filming movie
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i was surprised because i thought this would have been one of those overly easy ones... but it wasn't. it actually required some brain power.
That was really fun. I had to stop and really think about sequence and overlapping clues. The clues were subtle enough to have to think think think, but I still got it right in less than 15 minutes, which gives it a fun fun vote. I hate to sweat forever.
it took me a while to get this one. Great choice of clues to get the brain working this morning!!
Ok. a totally fun little one. i too thought it would be too easy at first but was pretty tricky. cool
A very good, clever one! Tricky clues had to be read & re-read Thank you!
I didn't get it. Requires too much thinking. Maybe I'll try again later.
Thanks everyone for your feedback! Yes, that one required a little bit of thinking as you had to figure out the answers solely though the clues' deductions. Nothing wrong with putting that gray matter to work once in a while!
Much more difficult than I thought it would be at first glance! Great job!
nice one! This has an interesting back story
I guess this shows how everyones brain is wired differently! I thought that this one was easy but not too easy. Some of the ones that I think are hard are easy for a lot of other people. Go figure! Anyway good job. It was really a fun one to do.
Very Fun!
I loved that it make me think, but not guess!
I loved that it make me think, but not guess!
fun i enjoyed it
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