'All Because Of Agatha' Presented by Dobbs Ferry High School

From www.dfsd.org:

Dobbs Ferry High School Presents All Because Of Agatha;
A Light Comedy That Will Leave You Rolling In The Aisles

Saturday Performance Includes a Senior Citizens Reception
 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria

Dobbs Ferry High School students open their theatre season on a whimsical note with the light comedy All Because Of Agatha, to be performed this weekend on Friday, Dec. 17 and Saturday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.  The play will be presented in three acts and refreshments will be sold during the intermission, with proceeds going to the Senior Prom Fund. Although the play was written in the 1960s (by Jonathan Troy), it has been a long-standing favorite of community theatre groups and college and high school drama clubs because the action can easily take place in present-day.

One major set is used throughout the entire play, and there are nine cast members in the script, comprising students in grades 9-12. The premise of the show surrounds a young married couple who buys a haunted house in Salem, Massachusetts, hires a sassy housekeeper from Brooklyn, then plans a party for the one night of the year that the ghost (a murdered witch) is reputed to show up. The assembled guests include a man-chasing Californian, an elderly neighbor who thinks she's a medium, and a sardonic reporter. As is the case in most comedies, things go hilariously wrong only to somehow miraculously work out in the end.

"If you're looking for a silly diversion this weekend, this comedy is just right for the holiday season," said Michele Johnson, the play's director and High School/Middle School music teacher. "The kids give a great performance and the show will keep audiences laughing. It's not highbrow theatre, but it promises to be a fun event and will lift everyone's spirits."

Prior to Saturday's evening performance, the High School is also hosting a senior citizen's reception at 6 p.m. in the High School cafeteria. Students will be serving coffee and dessert before the curtain goes up. Tickets for the performance are free for seniors, $10 for adults and $8 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

All Because Of Agatha Cast and Crew:

Mrs. Van Buren/Mrs. Boggs

Megan O'Brien

Duff O'Hara

George Epstein*

Joan O'Hara

Sarah Azizo

Ethel

Samantha Agostino

Dr. Andy Randolph

Davey Liu

Thelma Breckenridge-Isaacson

Sarah Beaver

Flip Cannon

Matthew Holt*

Madame La Solda

Juliet Morris*

Agatha Forbes

Solimar Thorn

Stage Manager

Gianna Leison*

Lighting

Erick Moultre*

Mark Sudak*

Mike Leggerio*

Junior Lighting Intern

Morgan Wisniewski

Sound

T'sha Gregory (Auditorium Coordinator/teacher)

Junior Stage Manager Intern/Props

Brendan Wortner

Parent Coordinator

Laura Azizo (parent)

Program Assistant

Elizabeth Fabian Epstein (parent)

Technical Coordinators

Denis Rankin (DFSD Director of Facilities)

Lynn Burkett (Admin Asst. to Director of Facilities)

Douglas Epstein (parent)

Set Design and Construction

Jeffrey Gonzalez (teacher)

Set Design and Painting

Dara Goodman (teacher)

High School Art Club

*Denotes Senior Class of 2011

For more information, please contact:
Public Information Officer, Elizabeth Hausman 914-693-1500 x3013