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Fowler High’s long-awaited drama production finally took place last Tuesday, January 17, at the chilly yet full theater. This two and a half hour long performance kept the audience attentive and waiting for the next clue in the storyline of this twisted murder mystery “game”. Triple identity Samuel Westing, played by Tye Stephens, kept the audience guessing during a game of cat and mouse, trying to find the killer of Mr. Sam Westing. If one stayed for the final conclusion of the production, they would find that the game ended not in the typical whodunit, but instead in a sad story of a dying man who’s dying wish was to spend his last moments with his closest friends.
The plot was complicated, but was easily followed due to the superb acting by the drama members. Stevens as well as actresses Alexa Major (Judge J. J. Ford), and Alyssa Sanchez (Turtle Wexler), kept the show alive through their flawless acting. Stevens led the audience to believe he was a careless doorman, but added sentimental value to the performance by catching the audience with his witty conclusion to the “game”. Major fit well into her part, acting as the intelligent judge who was chosen to be the partner of Westing during the mystery game. Sanchez once again pulled the performance together with her character’s abnormal personality of a young girl who filled her life with the mischief of dressing and acting childish as well as that of sophistication by holding an interest in the Stock Market. Her character became the “hero” as she discovered and explained the final conclusion of the play.
As the main characters guided the story line along, the stellar co-actors and actresses enhanced the performance as they brought energy to the production. Each part was noteworthy and added intrigue and suspense by discovering a little part of the puzzle each scene.
Keep watch for the upcoming musical, Godspell, which the FHS Drama Club will be presenting in the spring.
Fowler High’s long-awaited drama production finally took place last Tuesday, January 17, at the chilly yet full theater. This two and a half hour long performance kept the audience attentive and waiting for the next clue in the storyline of this twisted murder mystery “game”. Triple identity Samuel Westing, played by Tye Stephens, kept the audience guessing during a game of cat and mouse, trying to find the killer of Mr. Sam Westing. If one stayed for the final conclusion of the production, they would find that the game ended not in the typical whodunit, but instead in a sad story of a dying man who’s dying wish was to spend his last moments with his closest friends.
The plot was complicated, but was easily followed due to the superb acting by the drama members. Stevens as well as actresses Alexa Major (Judge J. J. Ford), and Alyssa Sanchez (Turtle Wexler), kept the show alive through their flawless acting. Stevens led the audience to believe he was a careless doorman, but added sentimental value to the performance by catching the audience with his witty conclusion to the “game”. Major fit well into her part, acting as the intelligent judge who was chosen to be the partner of Westing during the mystery game. Sanchez once again pulled the performance together with her character’s abnormal personality of a young girl who filled her life with the mischief of dressing and acting childish as well as that of sophistication by holding an interest in the Stock Market. Her character became the “hero” as she discovered and explained the final conclusion of the play.
As the main characters guided the story line along, the stellar co-actors and actresses enhanced the performance as they brought energy to the production. Each part was noteworthy and added intrigue and suspense by discovering a little part of the puzzle each scene.
Keep watch for the upcoming musical, Godspell, which the FHS Drama Club will be presenting in the spring.
