We invite you to The Empire music hall for a night you’ll never forget. But tonight’s show will be a little different as the club’s owner has fallen victim to a murder most foul… but whodunnit?
Could it be nervy knife thrower Ray the Blade; sexy Siamese Triplets; The Cerberus Sisters; deranged ventriloquist Albert Frog; macabre mime artist Gaston Gasteau; or perhaps the mystifying magician – The Great Mephisto… Everyone’s a suspect as we discover the secrets of all the weird and wonderful acts who have found themselves upon The Empire’s bill.

Inspector Rufflethorpe
“The Twitshyre Murder Case" a radio play

This radio drama by Tony Polamo is a classic British detective story; the type set in an English manor – with a fresh corpse and long list of eccentric suspects. Inspector Rufflethorpe of Scotland Yard, and his assistant, Sgt. Frimly are called to a country manor in Margate to investigate the mysterious death of Lord Archibald Farquhar-Bensington. It’s a live radio drama complete with a ghostly séance, a series of baffling murders, and a monument to deductive logic when the culprit is finally unmasked!. 
Student Director: Zara Edwards, Sophia Barsness
Sound: Madison (lead), Sarah Hunt, Kelly Robinson
Tech: Nathan Cohen and Kiandra Smith

Inspector Ruffelthorpe              Ronek Chatwal
Everett Frimly                            Olivia Thomas
Lady Bensington                       Charlotte Lichtenfeld
Constable Dixon                        Nia Williams
Cedric Crumpton                       Kendall Jean-Pierre
Gretchen Laytherly                   Alayna Brooks
Colonel Frothingham                 Nathan Cohen
Ralph Stellsmore                       Jay Sureka
Chalmers                                  Ugo Anyanwutaku
Madam Hillswick                       Mara Little
Elsie                                         Marie Puckett
Countess Valeska                      Andrea Loyola
Announcer                                Sophia Barsness
Reginald Skelmsdale                  Sarah Hunt

A Christmas Carol, a radio play

This holiday season, JCHS Theatre Actors bring Dickens’s tale of redemption, connection, and generosity into your home for the whole family to enjoy. This spirited listening experience, brought to life by our students, is infused with all the hearty laughs and abundant good cheer that make this story a cherished Christmas classic.
Student Director:  Samantha Scruggs
Tech: Annie Zhang
Sound effects: Annie Zhang, Rhaissa Justino, Amna Chabaane
 
Ebenezer Scrooge                     Ethan Poisson
The Narrator                             Catherine Hannah
Announcer                                Kennedy Williams
Marley’s Ghost                         Kaylan Williams
Second Spirit (present)              Kennedy Williams
First Spirit (past)                       Olivia Payton
Nephew Fred                            Luke Imhulse
Belle                                         Samantha Scruggs
Bob Cratchit                              Jay Sureka
Mrs. Cratchit                             Catherine Hannah
Poole                                        Molly Drumm
Lamb                                        Emma Clement
Mr. Fezziwig                             Marie Puckett
Martha Cratchit                        Emma Clement
Fan Cratchit                              Molly Drumm
Helen                                       Kaylan Williams
Tiny Tim                                   Luke Imhulse
Peter Cratchit                           Sarah Hunt
Belinda Cratchit                        Kelly Robinson
Old Joe                                     Olivia Payton
Charwoman                              Mara Little
Mrs. Dilbert                              Marie Puckett
Christmas yet to come               Annie Zhang