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A play within a play, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the Cornley Drama Society’s disastrous production of a 1920s murder mystery, The Murder at Haversham Manor. As the performance unfolds, everything that can go wrong does—doors stick, props fail and lines are forgotten—creating a hilarious comedy of errors that keeps audiences laughing throughout.
Director Jan Rominger shared, “I am so excited to direct this play for Theatrikos and our Flagstaff audience. It is the funniest play that I’ve ever seen and can’t wait for our audience to enjoy this absurd farce.”
The cast has been rehearsing tirelessly to perfect their deliberately imperfect performances. From mistimed sound effects to stuck doors, each mishap is precisely choreographed to create maximum comedic impact while ensuring cast safety.
Audiences can expect to see the dedicated but hapless amateur actors from Cornley struggle through their roles as the play spirals increasingly out of control. The technical crew becomes part of the comedy too, as they frantically attempt to solve problems in full view of the audience.
“What makes this show special is that it requires perfect timing from our extremely talented cast to make things go wrong,” explains Stage Manager Motion Olson. “Our team is working really hard to ensure that every malfunction happens when it should.”
Performances run May 8 – June 1.
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