The spring play “Noises Off” is different from other plays. Crew members will build the set on a platform and rotate it for the second act.

The rotating set is still in planning stages, but Drama Club sponsor Kathy Carron is hopeful that it will work out and those involved in the production are excited about it, also.

“I love that it’s different,” senior and actress Jenna Thomas said. “I’ve never heard of a set being rotated around in a high school play.”

The entire second act is also done without speaking parts. A character is off stage while acting at the same time. And it’s funny.

“We haven’t had many really funny plays at our school,” junior and actor Eric Peters said. “And being as it were that comedy is my forte, I was very excited to do what I love most, which is to make people laugh.”

Some of the actors consider the play to be more complex and funny than those in recent years. “Noises Off” is the story of a struggling acting company putting on a play called “Nothing On” – a play within a play, essentially. Each act features the behind the scenes and acting of “Nothing On”, but in every act something else goes wrong and changes with the play.

“Everything goes wrong and every character has a quirk,” Thomas said.

The play will be April 10-12. Until then, the actors have their hands full with the fast paced complexity of “Noises Off”.  It’s proving to be a challenge but one that they are eager to meet.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how this shapes up to be,” Carron said. “It’s a lot of fun but a lot of work.”