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Scripted chaos. Successful disaster. The show must go on in The One-Act Play that Goes Wrong.

Lily LaRue '25
The time of year has come for Burr and Burton’s annual fall play! This year BBA Performing Arts is performing The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong. Directed by Jim Raposa, the play is a one-act altered version of the Broadway show The Play That Goes Wrong. This comedy is a play within a play that illustrates the phrase, “the show must go on''. To learn a little more about inside the play and behind the scenes, I interviewed junior Lucy Prachyl, one of the female leads, and sophomore Joey Masalsky, one of the male leads.

Joey gives an overview of the play: “It’s a murder mystery that’s set up by an amateur drama society. Nothing goes [according] to plan, everything goes wrong, and everyone’s embarrassed. Some characters go along with the madness and other characters react to it. So you’ll see a lot of characters' reactions to what’s going on. There’s characters inside of characters.” Furthermore, Lucy says, “The play inside of our play is called Murder at Haversham Manor. It’s basically a bunch of things that go wrong, and the actors have to compensate for that.”

Lucy plays Annie, the stage director of the play inside the play, and takes on multiple roles throughout the show. Joey plays Chris, the proud director who also has a role in the play. 

Asked about the atmosphere of rehearsals and the cast, Joey said, “We have a lot of fun but it’s also a very professional work environment and we both listen to each other and understand each other very well on a professional level and a social level. We all have a lot of love for each other.” Lucy agrees, “It’s very laid back but also very professional. We have very personal relationships with each other which makes our work fun. It’s directed with a very professional outlook and can be quite stressful sometimes, but the fun times always make up for it.”

Leading up to last night’s premiere, I asked both actors about their feelings leading up to the play. “I’m very excited! I stopped being nervous a while ago. I obviously still have nerves when I’m going on stage, but I’m just mostly excited because we’ve spent so long working on the play.  It’s like my little creation, and I can’t wait to show it off.” said Joey. Lucy has a mix of feelings: “I’m really nervous but also so excited and also sad for when it’s going to end. Overall, I’m excited.”

We are looking forward to seeing the whole cast and crew in action for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong this week, November 9th-12th at the Riley Center for the Arts. 

Scripted chaos. Successful disaster. The show must go on!



Find tickets now at BBAtickets.com.
Check out the recent Journal story about the play.

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