Nooses Off!

Rosslyn Academy Theatre Department presents...

NOOSES  OFF

Members of the cast celebrating after the last performance

Over past three days, Emma has been on stage for Rosslyn Academy High School's fall play. This year the theatre department launched the side-splitting whodunnit farce "Nooses Off", written by Don Zolidis. 

"Nooses Off" is a high school version of Michael Frayn's famous bawdy 1982 comedy "Noises Off", which rifted on the idea of a play-within-a-play in a fast-paced physical comedy that brought the audience from a rehearsal to the opening-night backstage antics of a doomed play.

Similarly, in "Nooses Off" Emma and her friends play a wacky cast of struggling actors and crew with mixed relationships and misunderstandings. It is a hilarious comedy. How often do you see someone attempt a murder with a swordfish? Emma plays a frustrated female actor forced to portray a male police officer while navigating the fictional cast's multiple love interests.

Here are a few pictures of the wonderful three shows. If only there was audio, you could also enjoy the laughter as well!!

Emma with her friend and student director, Rainey

Emma getting her mustache on before the last show

The cast take a bow to a standing ovation

A BIG THANK YOU to director Steven Slaughter for investing so much into the students of the Rosslyn Theatre department. This has been such a fun fall production. The bonds of friendship and camaraderie formed among the cast and crew are irreplaceable. 

As we look back on these past thirteen years of theatre that Emma and our whole family have been a part of from kindergarten to twelfth grade, we are so grateful for this community and its commitment to the arts.