![]() ![]() They’ve now nailed down the hilarious and hectic activity populating the story of a well-meaning nephew and his finance making a surprise family visit, only to encounter some seriously skewed relatives and others. Ogren and assistant director, BHS English Teacher John Matthiessen, have been working with the student cast and crew since early September. You’re contributing to the whole energy of the thing.” You’re part of an audience so you actually have a role. “It's a communal activity, and a social activity, to be part of a play. “It’s a work of drama, and it’s a sustained work that takes 2 hours to present - it’s not a little YouTube video,” said Ogren. She said this story is a fan favorite of many who remember enjoying it as a play, or as director Frank Capra’s 1944 movie version and worth experiencing as the “communal activity” that is live theatre. Ogren, a retired BHS AP English teacher, has been directing BHS fall drama productions for over 40 years. And yet, somehow, it was handed to its first director, who said, ‘No, this is the funniest thing I’ve ever read.’” “It could have easily have been directed to be a guy seriously dealing with two insane aunts murdering people and burying them in the basement. ![]() “Initially, the producers did not know whether it was a tragedy or a comedy,” said Ogren. Calling the production “an homage to old theatre,” director Maria Ogren has kept to the classic 1941 script of Joseph Kesselring’s 3-act play. The BHS production crams crime and comedy into a 2-hour event filled with dark humor and satirical situations. ![]() The murderous acts of two elderly aunties underpin fast-moving farce, when Branford High School (BHS) Performing Arts presents 3 showings of Arsenic and Old Lace Thursday, Dec. BHS actors (l-r) Makayla Yankee, Morgan Selander, Ian MacDougall and Sean Healy in a scene from the upcoming BHS production of Arsenic and Old Lace. ![]()
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