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When choosing this show during the last school year, we (student directors Matt Dewey and Joeli Kramer) knew it stood out among the rest. This was mostly because it reminded us of a show we were part of in the past. When we were freshmen, we performed The Play That Goes Wrong. Both plays are over-the-top comedy/murder mysteries that don’t take themselves too seriously. As seniors, we thought it would be fun to have an experience like that again, this time as directors working with an amazing cast of junior high students. It also feels like a full circle moment to have both of these shows open and close our time as a part of this spectacular program.

The cast of this show has worked hard over the past two months. We truly could not have had a better group of actors and actresses to do this show with. We are glad to know that after we have both graduated, the CCS Theatre program will be in good hands with these students.

From released convicts to secret passageways and… dancing ghosts? Murder At Aunt Agatha’s, by Teresa and David Hockman, is a hilarious murder comedy that you will love. After the death of Aunt Agatha, all her nieces and nephews come together one last time for the reading of the will. But Aunt Agatha has one last laugh by forcing her relatives to compete for her inheritance in a game that lasts through the night. However, when people start dying left and right, no one knows who will still be alive by morning.

—Matthew Dewey, Student Director

In choosing this show, Matt Dewey and I (Joeli Kramer) fell in love with how over-the-top Murder at Aunt Agatha’s is. Every exaggerated moment of the play provides both laughs and an opportunity to think deeper. While it is a comedy, this play depicts how detrimental greed can be. Due to greed, many characters make choices that lead them into very unfortunate circumstances.  

Thankfully, Christians have a different way to walk, as modeled by Jesus. We are called to, “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God,” (Ephesians 5:1–2). We hope Murder at Aunt Agatha’s is a show that will cause you to think deeply and laugh even harder.

—Joeli Kramer, Student Director