Haines’ newest theater troupe “The Merry Tricksters of Haines,” debuted its first performance of James Goldman’s “The Lion in Winter” last weekend, a play that for the cast blurs the lines between the living room and the stage.

The Tricksters is very much a family affair, headed by matriarch Amanda Randles. Her children, Riyan and Dominick Stossel and Gina Randles, are actors and actresses along with close friends Ryan Staska and Jedediah Blum-Evitts.

Randles also…