Students from Hopewell Valley Central High School will be putting on a production of Michael Frayn’s Noises Off at the school on Nov. 4 and 5.
The classic farce revolves around a troupe of actors rehearsing the show within a show of “Nothing On” as opening night approaches, while their personal dramas start to blend into the show to the point where art starts to imitate real life. With doors slamming and sardines flying, the cast tries to hold it all together to make sure that the show dies indeed go on.
The cast includes Lily Rutman as Dotty Otley, Thomas McLaughlin as Lloyd Dallas, Jimmy Waltman as Garry Lejune, TaylorRae Carter as Brooke Ashton, Emmie Collins as Poppy Norton-Taylor, Donovan Kazakoff as Frederick Fellowes, Maeve Merzena as Belinda Blair, Isaac Pokryska as Selsdon Mowbray and Kolter Erickson as Tim Allgood, Koko Kovalev as Dotty’s personal assistant, Sam Hastings as Dotty’s hair and makeup assistant, and Jake Cseremsak, Evan Miller and Charles Storck as assistant stagehands.
Noises Off is scheduled for a two-night run, Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at showtix4u.com.
The cast of “Noises Off,” set for the HVCHS Performing Arts Center stage Nov. 4–5. Kneeling are Maeve Merzena, Donovan Kazakoff, Koko Konstanza. Lined up in the back are Thomas McLaughlin, Evan Miller, Emmie Collins, Jimmy Waltman, TaylorRae Carter, Isaac Pokryska, Kolter Erickson, Jake Cseresmak, Lily Rutman and Sam Hastings. Not pictured is Charles Storck.,
