A-Haunting We Will Go

Felton, CA: San Lorenzo Valley High School is proud to present "A-Haunting We Will Go" by Tim Kelly. The play is directed by SLVHS seniors Nicolas Payne and Jennifer Rodriguez, and is presented at the San Lorenzo Valley Performing Arts Center October 26 through November 4. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door; prices are listed below.

"A-Haunting We Will Go" is a hilarious mystery-comedy about a haunted hotel where a terrible curse has been tormenting the ghosts of three sisters for over a century. Now, the night before the inn is scheduled to be blown to smithereens, the famous producer Norma Corwin decides to spend one last night alone in the hotel. It doesn't go the way she expects as people keep showing up to ruin Norma's loneliness. As events unfold, it becomes doubtful that Norma and the others will survive the night.

Nicolas Payne first started doing theatre as a child in the Little People’s Repertory Theatre’s show "Jungle Book" and participated in LPRT shows every summer up until he got into high school. His first show at the high school was the student-directed show "Airline" in which he played the quiet and mysterious Mr. Dragbottom. Since then he has participated in every show at San Lorenzo Valley High School and helped out with San Lorenzo Valley Middle School’s production of "Annie" as the deck manager. He has also been set crew for the LPRT show "Peter Pamilton" and was stage manager and ran the board for Hooked on Theater’s show "The Sound of Music." He has wanted to try directing since his freshman year of high school and committed to doing it in the summer between his sophomore and junior year when he found out that Jennifer Rodriguez also wanted to direct. In the future Nick plans on doing more theatre and go to school to learn more about theatre and directing specifically.

Jennifer Rodriguez has been in drama since 8th grade, starting with "The Little Mermaid." She has been a part of most shows in high school. Her first high school show was "M*A*S*H," in which she played a secretary, Ms. Randazzle. She also assisted with the middle school production of "Annie" as a costumer and quick changer. She costumed the middle school showcase and helped with the high school showcase. This past summer, she interned with the summer theatre program Hooked on Theater as costume design for the show "The Sound of Music." Jennifer had thought about directing, but knew she wanted to when she learned Nick Payne would want to do it with her. She plans on continuing theatre in her life and learning as much as she can in all aspects, especially costuming, acting, and directing.

Performance Dates:
7:00 p.m. on October 26 and 27 & November 2 and 3
2:00 p.m. on October 28 and November 4

All performances will be held at the San Lorenzo Valley Performing Arts Center located at 7105 Hwy 9, Felton, CA 95018.

Ticket prices:
General Admission - $12
Student/Senior/Staff - $10

Tickets will be available to purchase at the door.

"A-Haunting We Will Go" is produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.