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Starting the year off with a laugh, Springwood School is hosting its fall production of “The Play That Goes Wrong,” a fast-paced comedy about the unpredictability of live theater, on November 15-16. 

The production is a play within a play, in which an amateur community theater group attempts to put on a murder mystery, and as Morrow says, “chaos ensues.”

“The set falls apart. People forget their lines, props break — everything that could go wrong does go wrong, and that’s where the comedy comes from,” Morrow said. 

Morrow said audience members can “expect the unexpected” on the night of the show, and to get ready to be fully immersed as the audience gets drawn into the mayhem.

“People know by the title that things are going to go wrong, but I don’t think anyone could expect the hundreds of little things that go wrong before their eyes,” she said.

The production will be the first one of the year as part of Springwood School’s new theater curriculum. 

Brand new to the school this year, the theater curriculum will focus on the basics of theatre, acting skills and techniques, improv and physical comedy, famous playwrights and theater appreciation. 

“It’s exciting because I feel like theater in general, when it comes to education, is sort of trying to trickle out. It’s not as prevalent anymore,” Morrow said. “To join a school that has made it a point to add that to the curriculum at a time when that’s really few and far between has been really, really exciting for me.”

A group of 10 to 15 students will be a part of the cast and crew. Morrow said she chose the play to give the high school students a chance to explore a new genre and work with material specifically for their age group, rather than productions that incorporate students from all grade levels.

“They have been really excited about that and really thrilled,” Morrow said. “And I think my goal with this show is, obviously, I want to showcase everyone’s God-given talent. You know, I believe that God instills in us this drive to create because He created us in His image.”

The play has also helped the students get out of their comfort zone and flex their creative muscles, Morrow added. As an exercise in teamwork, the ensemble play relies heavily on collaboration. 

“I think it has just sparked so much creativity and excitement in the kids because it’s almost been like a collaborative process,” Morrow said. “… That’s been a lot of fun, because there are several elements in this show that I don’t think I would have come up with on my own that were from their minds and from their imagination.”

“They’re working as a team to make those moments as silly and as fun as possible,” Morrow said.