The Fall Play is a Secret

Carmel High School Drama Club has set a trap for the audience. They are not announcing the name of the play they are presenting until the performers take the stage in front of the audience.  

There will be three performances of the mystery play and all will be presented at Casey Hall in Carmel High School. Performances will take place on Friday, November 15, at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 17, at 6 p.m.   

They are not announcing the name of the play because they want the audience to come in blind and be surprised, said Zyla Bumbery, a senior who has a lead role and also co-directed the play. Tea Sedlarcik is the other co-director. 

Zyla joined Drama Club as a sophomore.  

“I’m excited because we’ve never done anything like this before,” Zyla said. “I first read the script in the summer, and I loved it. It is scary and it is audience interactive.”    

Fifty students worked on the production – 30 in the cast and 20 in the crew.  

“We are a fast-growing club,” said Drama Club Advisor Amy Emerson. “We have twice as many students as last year. Word has gotten around that it’s fun, and the middle school drama program is great so that helps bring in a lot of underclassmen.”  

Emerson, a home instructor, is also the technical and administrative director at the Piper Theater in the White Pond Community Arts Center so that helps bring students into the club.  

To find out the secret and see the play, buy tickets here: CHSPERFORM - Events