OV Seniors to Present Annual Melodrama

Tickets go on sale October 22 for the Oswayo Valley High School senior class melodrama “The Despicable Doings at Cornpone Manor” or “Caught in the Widow’s Web.” This dessert theater production will be presented Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10, 2012 on the Oswayo Valley Elementary School stage. The new show features 16 members of the senior class in the cast. There will be three shows and the production includes an all-you-can-eat dessert buffet and beverages with the cost of the ticket.

“The Despicable Doings at Cornpone Manor” or “Caught in the Widow’s Web” is set in pre-War 1940 and written in the melodrama style by Cheri Maxson, a 1988 OVHS graduate, teacher and writer. This is the sixth melodrama that Maxson has written, directed and produced specifically for an Oswayo Valley senior class. The play takes place in the fictional town of Shingleville, circa 1940 – Colonel Kernel, seed corn millionaire and beloved local icon, is engaged to his soon-to-be fifth wife, the Widow Black. But all is not as it seems. There’s something fishy going on at the Manor, and the Colonel’s housekeeper and her niece, an investigative reporter, are very suspicious and find themselves in a world of trouble. To add to the mayhem, the Sheriff and Deputy are hot on the trail of three bearded bank robbers. A wild storm has hit the valley. Will they be able to catch those criminals and save the day? Full of slapstick shenanigans, classic 1940s music, a live radio announcer and the big chase and fight scene, this new melodrama is sure to be a lot of fun, make you laugh, cry, and cheer and give you a nostalgic look at yesteryear.

Tickets can be purchased from any senior class member, in the Oswayo Valley High School main office, and at Sprout’s Drug Store. Show times are: Friday, November 9 at 7pm, Saturday, November 10 at 2pm and also Saturday evening at 7pm. Ticket cost is $10.00 per person and includes a souvenir program, unlimited beverages and an all-you-can-eat dessert buffet. All proceeds go to the Senior Class for their class trip.

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