UHS Drama Club Presents “The Mousetrap”

This year’s fall play is “The Mousetrap.” It is an interesting, fun to watch murder mystery. The show is about a woman who is murdered in London. Mollie Ralston, and Giles Ralston are hosting a guest house. The first guests to arrive are Christopher Wren, a hyperactive young man who acts in a very peculiar manner and admits and appears to be running away from something, but refuse to say what. Mrs. Boyle, a critical older woman who is pleased by nothing she observes. Major Metcalf, a retired man from the army and there is little know of him. Miss Casewell, a strange, aloof, masculine woman who speaks offhandedly about the horrific experiences of her childhood. They become snowed in at the murder in the newspaper. Later Mr. Paravicini arrives, a man who turns up claiming his car has overturned in a snowdrift and appears to be affecting a foreign accent and artificially aged with make-up.
The cast list is:
Mollie Ralston: Abby Taylor (Senior)
Giles Ralston: Sam Warren (Junior)
Christopher Wren: Steven Kemball (Junior)
Mrs. Boyle: Emily Otnes (Senior)
Miss Casewell: Rosie Whicker (Freshman)
Major Metcalf: Noah Gehrmann (Senior)
Sergeant Trotter: Jack Wright (Freshman)
Mr. Paravacini: Taskin Sehitoglu (Senior)
The cast and crew are excited for this production. Auditions were held early September and the cast, and crew is working really hard preparing for the show.” It’s great to see so many new faces in drama this year! We have two freshmen in the cast and they have been doing so well. We hope to get even more new people involved as the show progresses,” said Drama Club’s President, Senior Abby Taylor.
Urbana High Schools biggest obstacle this year is the auditorium renovation. “The construction is our biggest difficulty, but with that comes many small things such as rehearsal space and scheduling at the middle school, no quick access to our props, costumes and scenery among several other things,” said Director Tim Broeker
Drama club is going to move what they need to the middle school to do their production this year there. “This year will be a little different than usual for the cast to perform in a new place. It will seem closer to the audience, which is more nerve-racking; however, if we do our jobs correctly, the proximity to the audience will add to the suspense and excitement of the show,” said Junior Sam Warren.
The show has less than a month until it opens. It will be showing from November 2 through the 5