None of the characters in “Clue” trust each other. They’re all worried Colonel Mustard is going to club them with a candlestick in the dining room, or Mrs. Peacock will strangle them with rope in the library, or Professor Plum might shoot them with a revolver in the study.

But the actors who play those characters in the stage production “Clue” — April 30 to May 5 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre — must have total faith in one another.

“In this production, you can’t go blindly ahead and leave everyone else behind,” actor Mark Price, who plays Wadsworth the butler, told the Herald. “All of us have a level of trust with each other that, in my opinion, is a rare thing.”

If you’ve seen the 1985 film version of “Clue” starring (among others) Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Eileen Brennan, you know the action snowballs into an avalanche by the climax. What starts with six guests coming to a mansion for a party, quickly becomes a murderous romp mixing elements of 1910s slapstick films, 1930s screwball comedies, satires of ’50s politics, and fast-paced whodunits. Like the film, this stage adaptation moves at a mighty clip.

“It’s a murder mystery on steroids,” Price said. “Once this show starts it takes on a life of its own. It’s like hopping on a speeding train. Whether you’re up for the task or not, once that train takes off, you’re along for the ride.”

Price remembers seeing the movie twice in the theaters (the theatrical release had different endings depending on where you saw it). He loved it. But once he was cast as Wadsworth, the story’s center and most demanding role, he didn’t go back and study Curry’s legendary performance.

“I purposely didn’t watch the movie because I had seen it so many times,” he said. “I had to find my own way into it. Everyone knows all the film’s actors, these comedic and acting icons. So I had to find my way, and the plot is so ridiculous on a surface level, but if you look beneath it, what interests me is that it’s about the lengths people will go to to restore a sense of dignity.”

“Even if that ‘sense of dignity’ is complete horse (expletive),” he added with a laugh.

Despite being a box office bomb, “Clue” has become a beloved cult classic. Like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” or “Princess Bride,” the flop has become a fan favorite with a fiercely devoted following. Price says those devotees will find plenty in the production that honors the original’s spirit.

“This is definitely ‘Clue’ as people know it and love it,” Price said. “People coming in with a love affair with either the film or the board game will be satisfied with what they see on stage. And there will be a couple of surprises too.”

So to make a long story short — too late! — you’ll love it. Unless you’re Wadsworth and you’re left alone with Mrs. White, in the study, with the revolver.

For tickets and details, visit boston.broadway.com