Heights Drama Department presents “You Have the Right to Remain Dead”

The cast and crew of Hamilton Heights High School Drama Department’s fall play, "You Have the Right to Remain Dead," pause for a picture during rehearsal. They say they are excited about the interactive play that brings together comedy and mystery that will keep the audience on their edge of their seats trying to figure out who did it. Three shows only: Nov. 12, 13 and 14 in the high school auditorium. (Photo courtesy Jen Kauffman)

Members of the Hamilton Heights High School (HHHS) Drama Department cordially invite the community to attend its live production of You Have the Right to Remain Dead by Pat Cook. The play is being directed by Hamilton Heights Theatre teacher Brooks Myers in collaboration with her theatre class.

Did a member of the cast do it – or did someone in the audience? And just who was murdered, anyway?

In You Have the Right to Remain Dead, the narrator takes the audience to visit a small community theater group staging a play set in the Deep South. The play’s characters are all in an uproar because Fat Daddy, the patriarch of the family, is about to change his will.

When a murder occurs, everyone becomes a suspect – including the cast, crew, and the audience – and everyone has a part in finding the killer.

The play, produced by the HHHS Drama Department, brings together the best elements of comedy, intrigue, mystery, and audience participation in this murder mystery. This production is the theatre arts class project. The students in the class make up the cast and crew. They have had a hands-on learning experience by taking part in all the responsibilities of putting on a show, including sets, costumes, props, lights, sound, and so much more.

Plan to take in a show and enjoy local talent live on stage. Tickets: $5 and will be sold online only through the HHHS website at hhschuskies.org. All proceeds benefit the Drama Department. The high school is located at 25802 State Road 19, Arcadia.