2007 Miracle Yearbook

S nap! From the thriller pantomime until the revelation,every audience member asked "whodunit?"as Cedarville's actors performed Agatha Christie's classic play, The Mousetrap. Each audience member was handed a black card and asked to vote during intermission for whom they suspected wasthe murderer. For those unfamiliar with the play,the suspect was constantly shifting from one character to another. The mystery increased as the unfortunate Mrs. Boyle, played by senior Rebecca Wolff,was killed. Rebecca agreed the audience probably was nottoo sad to see this cynical woman go,yet she had fun "pretending to be strangled and actually making it sound realistic." Paravicini,the"unexpected guest" played by Grant Hansen,caused raised eyebrows as Grant enjoyed "identifying the minute mannerisms and quirks of[Paravicini,which]transformed the black and white pages ofthe script into a believable character." After her interview with Detective SergeantTrotter, Miss Casewell,played by senior Jaimie Teekell,exclaimed that the inspector has solved the case! Jaimie admits,"The best part about playing Miss Casewell was her cynicism!" At last,the cloak wasthrown offto reveal Trotter, played by sophomore Daniel Zimmerman,as the murderer. Daniel had played the part of Paravicini in a high school performance of The Mousetrap and wanted to play the murderer this time. His wish was granted as he surprised everyone who had not already been familiar with Agatha Christie's works. His challenge was"acting as an actor within another actor." Senior Bonnie Wright,an avid Agatha Christi reader,enjoyed the performance. Bonnie noted that while the audience was given an opportunity to votefor the murderer,Trotter was not on the ballot, which "added to the whole deception ofthe play." Bravo to the actors,crews,and technicians for their ability to master another classic performance ofone ofthe longest running plays in history. A Major Metchalf, played by senior Eric Mishne,reminds Mollie and Chris- topher that murder is not a game."No one knew really what was going on until Metcalftold all in the end,and I had fun tying all the ends together;' says Mishne.