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"And Then There Were None" Has Audience on Edge of Their Seats

Actors from the Upper School’s Performing Arts Department delighted parents, faculty and friends with their suspenseful rendition of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” during three nights of mystery and mayhem in RSPA Panther Hall. Each evening — from Thursday, November 10 until Saturday November 12 — Ranney’s own Roberts Stage became a shocking scene set on a deserted island off the east cost of Devon, England.

Actors from the Upper School’s Performing Arts Department delighted parents, faculty and friends with their suspenseful rendition of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” during three nights of mystery and mayhem in RSPA Panther Hall.

Each evening — from Thursday, November 10 until Saturday November 12 — Ranney’s own Roberts Stage became a shocking scene set on a deserted island off the east cost of Devon, England. "Every cast member developed a character complete with voice, accent and movement, who became real to the audience, transporting them from Panther Hall to a desolate house on Indian Island," said Performing Arts Teacher John Doyle.

After receiving invitations to the estranged house from an unknown source, the play’s 10 clueless dinner guests struggle to discover who-done-it before falling to a mysterious avenger that actually accuses each of inflicting death upon others. Just as the guests succumb one by one to a series of vicious murders described vaguely in a poem above the home's fireplace, 10 little Indian statues that rest atop the mantle also fall to the ground one at a time.

While eight little Indians did fall to their demise, the final four lines of the poem, which read: Two little Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none, never quite occur as the plot takes a turn for the better.

Aside from a great performance, hard work from Ranney’s sound, lights, set, costume and props crews also aided in successfully creating a sense of anticipation and mystery as well as depicting a smooth, professional look. Bravo to the cast and crew for putting on a heart-pounding performance that kept all in the audience on the edge of their seats!

CAST AND CREW
Fred Narracott
Rogers
Mrs. Rogers
Vera Claythorne
Philip Lombard
Lady Lydia Wargrave
General MacKenzie
Anthony Marston
William Blore
Emily Brent
Dr. Armstrong
Stage Manager
Set Crew
Costumes
Hair & Make-Up Design
Lighting and Sound
Videographer
Box Office
Graphic Design & Logo
Director & Set Design
Technical Director/Lighting Designer
Producer, Posters & Program
Alumna Assistant Director
Sam Springsteen '12
George Timmins '15
Kaitlyn Gill '14
Emily Cappello '12
Noah Goldstein '14
Elinor Haney '14
Anthony Papetti '12
Henry Miller '15
Benjamin Puvalowski '13
Evelyn Giovine '12
Adam Nickel '12
Anike Oladeji '12
Leah Chaise '13, Coleen Ross '15, Jood Ani '12, Shawna Singh '14
Tara Rogan '13, Caitlin Mullally '15, Sarah Bartosh '12
Margaret Morton '06, Molly O'Neill '13
Eric Chiang '12, Matthew Callahan '13, Ramyond Moser '15, Paul Park '15
Conor Keenan '13
Chrissy Michael '15
Eric Chiang '12
John Doyle
Kevin Cotter
Tess Nielsen
Margaret Morton '06


Please join us at the following upcoming Performing Arts events:
December 8, 2011       


December 13, 2011


December 15, 2011


January 13, 2012


January 19, 2012


February 10-11, 2012      


February 15, 2012
 Holiday Express Concert
RSPA Panther Hall

Upper School Winter Concert
RSPA Panther Hall

Middle School Winter Concert
RSPA Panther Hall

Upper School Coffee House
Commons Black Box Theater

Lower School Winter Concert
RSPA Panther Hall

Middle School "Beauty and the Beast"
RSPA Panther Hall

Middle/Upper School Dancers' Coffee House
RSPA Panther Hall
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