Too Many Ghosts is the theater department’s annual fall play.
Set in Salem, Massachusetts, Jo Crenshaw and her daughter Lily look to start anew after inheriting their uncle’s decrepit, colonial-era house. Jo dreams of turning it into a Bed and Breakfast and will not let anything stand in the way of it becoming true – not the five ghosts residing inside, or the hotel chain nearby which wants nothing more than to demolish the house to maximize their own returns.
While apprehensive at first, Jo and Lily befriend the ghosts and they work together to keep the B&B running as smoothly as possible. Here is what some cast and crew members had to say.
“My favorite scene is when the ghostbusters attempt to capture all the ghosts,” senior Kai David said. He plays three characters in the show, including Henry Nesbitt and Tom, two guests at the Weary Inn. “Two of the characters are just guests excited to see what goes on at the inn and how the paranormal is involved.”
The cast has been working since September memorizing their parts and working to get into their characters.
“There were a few people originally casted who dropped, and many of them are involved in other things, so some of the cast had to take on multiple roles and learn more lines under short notice,” Davids said.
“My favorite part is when the ghosts are up near the spotlights, because it’s such an unexpected and interesting setting,” senior Emma Drew said, the stage manager.
This will be her first time taking on the role, having worked on many shows previously doing backstage work.
“My character is Roland, he was a cobbler from the 1790s, and we started in September. My favorite scene has to be when we get sucked up by the ghostbusters. The hardest part was when I lost my voice after having to do a shrill scream three times in a row,” junior Jasper Patterson said. He plays one of the principal roles as one of the five ghosts.
