By: Katherine Bowes

The Rocky Mountain High School Drama Department is preparing for their fall play. According to cast members, this is one of their most impressive plays due to the fact that there are only ten cast members. Performances will be October 26 and 27 and November 2 and 3 at 7:00 pm in the Rocky Mountain auditorium with tickets being sold at $9 for adults, $8 for students, and $7 for kids under 12 and adults over 50.

Set in the 1800’s, Charley’s Aunt is a romantic comedy about two guys, Jack and Charley, who want to marry two girls, Kitty and Amy. In order to do that, they have to get consent from Charley’s aunt. So they have one of their guy friends, Babs, dress up and pretend to be Charley’s aunt to escort them through the marriage. Suddenly, the real aunt shows up and lets Babs continue to be her and she brings with her Ella, Bab’s love interest. You’ll have to go to the show to find out how it ends.

The cast is excited to put on this production. Emily Hough, Ella in the show, said, “I’m excited for it because it is unlike any play that Rocky has done, so I think it will be really interesting to see.”

Last year, the drama department performed  Alice and Wonderland with a full cast of characters. This year, it is a smaller cast with only 10 actors total. Jackson Swain, playing Jack, said, “I am most excited about putting the show on because the script is really difficult and it’s something we have been working on for a long time. It’s going to be hilarious. It’s a really small cast making it different from Alice and Wonderland because it’s hilarious instead of goofy.”

The cast includes:

Jacson Swain: Jack

Brock Lewis: Charley

Sebastian Ayala.: Babs

Halle Samsel: Amy

Taryn Smith: Kitty

Torie Wolf: Donna Lucia (the aunt)

Emily Hough: Ella

Victoria Dantas: Brasset

Nate Wozniak: Spettigue

Ian McCance: Sir Francis

Mrs. Thompson, the director, said, “I think people should go see all types of theatre, especially this one because it deals with the human experience. People can relate to these characters…and that’s the point of theatre, to watch the plot unfold. These stories are timeless, making it relatable to the rest of us. It’s a crazy, twisted plot, but it’s a very funny piece.” Tickets are on sale now via rmhs.booktix.com so come out and support theatre, ‘Bos!