CHS theater students perform Cafe Murder
Shown above, from left to right, are cast members Alex Jackson, Emma Larson, April Creason, Jennifer Bickford, Ashton Groves, Josh Case, Holly Sherfy, Alexis Vance and Joe Blanchette.
April 14, 2021
Adrienne Quiros-Zucca
On April 10, the Cassville High School theater class hosted a production by the name of “Cafe Murder,” by Nathan Hartswick. The play featured the students of CHS acting as many hysterical and entertaining characters who had the audience laughing.
The play, Cafe Murder, is about an unlikable woman named Rosemary who, along with her sisters, goes to Cafe Murder for her birthday. Strangely enough, Rosemary is allergic to water, and is later found dead due to her lethal allergy. The death of Rosemary is no accident, so everyone within Cafe Murder proceeds to try to figure out who has committed the crime, albeit they are glad the horrid Rosemary is no more.
Although the play is very peculiar and silly, the CHS cast performed splendidly and were truly giving it their all. Not only did the audience get to watch the play, they also got to interact by voting who they thought killed Rosemary, making the production more enjoyable.
However, the CHS theater department did not produce this play without hardships. The students have been working hard on Cafe Murder since January. Due to COVID, some kids were missing for weeks at a time, and the theater department assigned two different casts for the production, just to be safe.
The theater teacher, Talana Hinson, stated that the reason they chose Cafe Murder for their play is because of how flexible it was.
“It’s a relatively easy play with not a lot of movement or walking,” Hinson said. “If we had to go virtual or people went missing, we would still be able to put on the production.”
But this did not stop the students from turning this safe, simple production into an extremely entertaining play. Although it lasted roughly 30 minutes, Cafe Murder exceeded many expectations and had the audience’s attention word for word. With the inability to take this act to competition this year, Hinson and the theater department plan to do so next year, and are expecting to be district champions again.
Last year’s One Act play, Nobody Like Jimmy, won first place in district competition, but, due to COVID-19 shut-downs, students were unable to participate in the state competition.
Adrienne Quiros-Zucca
On April 10, the Cassville High School theater class hosted a production by the name of “Cafe Murder,” by Nathan Hartswick. The play featured the students of CHS acting as many hysterical and entertaining characters who had the audience laughing.
The play, Cafe Murder, is about an unlikable woman named Rosemary who, along with her sisters, goes to Cafe Murder for her birthday. Strangely enough, Rosemary is allergic to water, and is later found dead due to her lethal allergy. The death of Rosemary is no accident, so everyone within Cafe Murder proceeds to try to figure out who has committed the crime, albeit they are glad the horrid Rosemary is no more.
Although the play is very peculiar and silly, the CHS cast performed splendidly and were truly giving it their all. Not only did the audience get to watch the play, they also got to interact by voting who they thought killed Rosemary, making the production more enjoyable.
However, the CHS theater department did not produce this play without hardships. The students have been working hard on Cafe Murder since January. Due to COVID, some kids were missing for weeks at a time, and the theater department assigned two different casts for the production, just to be safe.
The theater teacher, Talana Hinson, stated that the reason they chose Cafe Murder for their play is because of how flexible it was.
“It’s a relatively easy play with not a lot of movement or walking,” Hinson said. “If we had to go virtual or people went missing, we would still be able to put on the production.”
But this did not stop the students from turning this safe, simple production into an extremely entertaining play. Although it lasted roughly 30 minutes, Cafe Murder exceeded many expectations and had the audience’s attention word for word. With the inability to take this act to competition this year, Hinson and the theater department plan to do so next year, and are expecting to be district champions again.
Last year’s One Act play, Nobody Like Jimmy, won first place in district competition, but, due to COVID-19 shut-downs, students were unable to participate in the state competition.