Murder Mystery Play to be Held at Ellington High School

The drama club will be performing an interactive mystery play called The Great High School Whodunit on Friday and Saturday.

The activities kick off at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium.

The Opening Knight Players, under the direction of their advisor, EHS English and theater teacher William Prenetta, will transform Ellington High into a place of dastardly deeds and nefarious goings-on. 

At 7 p.m., audience members will be divided into teams and learn the roles they will play, that of high school students at fictitious Dudley High. 

The plot will unfold and suspects will emerge during an "assembly," followed by a search for physical evidence in a clue hunt that takes place throughout the school.

The event is open to the public. Tickets are $10 each and include beverages and dessert. In addition, prizes are awarded at the conclusion of the evening to two randomly selected groups who solve the mystery.

Proceeds from The Great High School Whodunit will go towards the OKP's August trip to the 2012 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.  The OKP drama program was to be a representative of an American high school theater program.

For more information about this production or the August Fringe Festival trip, please contact Prenetta at 860-896-2357, ext 431 or at wprenetta@ellingtonschools.net.