This past fall the CHS drama club presented “Clue: High School Edition” turning the murder mystery game into a play. Having made its debut during the school day, students and staff had the opportunity to enjoy the production together.

Different from the drama club’s annual spring musical, the fall play is student-run and relies on student involvement – both on stage and in the audience. 

The student-directed production had great success in ticket sales due in part to students getting a preview of it during the school day during one of their class periods. 

“There were people that were brought down that only got to see half of the show, and then we saw them come back for the later night shows,” producer and senior Zachary Bohn, the director of the fall play noted. “They paid for a ticket because they wanted to go see either the other cast or how the show ended or because they were left suspenseful, and that’s I think that’s what Clue’s all about. It’s solving a mystery…”

Unlike the spring musical, which is actively organized by drama club directors Mrs. Megan Schweitzer and Mr. Keith Kesten, The fall play lets students take control of the play’s production. While fall plays from years prior have had little success and popularity, this year was different with high ticket sales and rave reviews.

Schweitzer explains why she thinks this fall play was successful.

“I think they did a great job of promoting it in a student production team,” Schweitzer said. “I also think that people had some level of familiarity and knew what it was or what it was about.”

Students who previously had shown little to no interest in school plays were also intrigued by the fall play. Junior Caleb Beverly said it was the first school play he had attended and was surprised by how good it was. 

Bohn said he received positive feedback from students and staff alike.

“I got an email from my teacher, Miss Cherby. She brought her class down,” Bohn said. “The email basically said how proud she was of me and what I was able to do with the play. And how it was one of the best shows that she’d ever watched.”

Besides offering suspense and intrigue, the ‘whodunit’ mystery highlighted students’ creativity and initiative, uncovering dormant interests and fostering moments of collaboration, laughter, and genuine wonder.