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Port Townsend High School Drama
Rehearsal Schedule for While the Lights Were Out
Show Dates
November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 15th at 2:30 pm
Admission
Adults - $10.00
Senior citizens and students without ASB cards - $5.00
Children under 12 and students with ASB cards - $3.00
While the Lights Were Out
By Jack Sharkey
Port Townsend High School will open their fall play, While the Lights Were Out, Friday Nov. 6th at 7:00 pm in the PTHS auditorium. An "off-the-wall" murder mystery/farce set in 1940's Bermuda in the elegant home of the Wickenhams, this play is sure to provide fun family entertainment. The plot
twists start with the arrival of the local police inspector and his assistant who have been summoned by a mysterious message even before the first character drops dead. Soon the stage is filled with surly servants and guests, some invited and some not. Murder, mayhem and confusion follow
but all is resolved when the most bizarre motive ever conceived is revealed. The delightful evening of mayhem gallops madly about the stage and will leave audiences breathless with surprise and laughter.
The stingy Lord Wickenham is played by Graham Hadden, his wife, Lady Monica, will be portrayed by Mikaela Euro and their tennis-playing son by Charley Young. Russian fashion designer Bibi Cavendish will be played by Kellyn Traenkenschuh, while Luke Janssen will play the "Pepe-LaPew" Frenchman, Pierre Pourri. Other British guests include Rose Burt as Fredonia Custardine, Madeline Levy as her effervescent daughter, Chloe Custardine, Lucas Santana as Chief Inspector Benjamin Braddock and Mackenzie Sepler as Sergeant Alma Threedle. The servants on the Wickenham estate include British born Nancy Stafford played by Tamra Lynn Murray and the not so conventional butler, Roderick Remley, played by Raven McMillan. The newly promoted Jamaican cook with-an-attitude, Mimosa, is played by Morrea Henderson. Two other "surprise" guests, Tom Groggins and "Unidentified Blonde" are played by Sam Gordon and Emily Strickland, respectively. Rounding out the cast is "Monica's friend from Alabama", Jasmine Perdoo, portrayed by Taelor Hill. With a guest list like this, the Wickenham's party is bound to be interesting, if not downright deadly.
The show plays Nov. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:00 pm. There will be one matinee performance on Sunday, Nov. 15th at 2:30 pm. Admission for adults is $10.00, while senior citizens and students without ASB cards will be admitted for $5.00. Children under 12 and students with ASB cards will pay only $3.00 to see this crazy-good fun.
Cast List
Lady Monica Wickenham.........................Mikaela Euro
Lord Clive Wickenham.............................Graham Hadden
Bibi Cavendish.........................................Kellyn Traenkenschuh
Pierre Pourri............................................Luke Janssen
Jasmine Perdoo........................................Taelor Hill
Mimosa....................................................Morrea Henderson
Nancy Stafford..........................................Tamra Lynn Murray
Tom Groggins...........................................Sam Gordon
Roderick Remley.......................................Raven McMillan
Fredonia Custardine.................................Rose Burt
Chloe Custardine......................................Madeline Levy
Algernon Wickenham..............................Charley Young
Benjamin Braddock..................................Lucas Santana
Alma Threedle...........................................Mackenzie Sepler
Unidentified Blonde..................................Emily Strickland
Female Understudies.................................Laura Krouse, Emily Huntingford
Male Understudies.....................................Jason Noflemeier
Auditions for "OLIVER!" will be held in January 2010 so watch for future announcements or check the high school web page for updates. It's going to be another exciting year of drama at PTHS.
Click on the links below to see about the previous productions at PTHS.