The One Act Play That Goes Wrong

Directed by Tonya Suker and Christine Welsh-Buck

You all know the classic murder mystery story. There has been an untimely death at a country manor, everyone is a suspect, and an inspector is set on the case to find who the culprit is. However, when this play is performed by the accident-prone thespians of The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong…does! The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! From Mischief, the creators of the West End smash Peter Pan Goes Wrong, critically acclaimed TV series The Goes Wrong Show, and the Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit The Play That Goes Wrong, this is the original one-act play which started everything going wrong. Over the course of an hour, expect a plethora of disasters from missed lines to falling props. Do you ever find out who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!

Ages 16 - 104 

AUDITIONS

All auditions will be held in person at the Historic Hoover Theater studios.

Audition Dates: December 8-10, 2025

REHEARSALS: 

Rehearsals begin January 7th, 2026

Any conflicts (standing appointments, trips, etc.) need to be identified on the required supplemental registration form. 

ALL participants must be available every day of at least ONE tech week

**EXACT SCHEDULES AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER AUDITIONS

This production is a bit unique in that the number of casts will dictate our tech and performance schedule. The required supplemental registration form will gather the conflicts you have over the three week span that we have available to us to schedule POTENTIAL tech rehearsals and performances. 

BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE - drastic changes to your conflicts after casting WILL result in a loss of stage time with this production. 

PERFORMANCES will be between March 7-22, 2026.

We will provide a tech and performance schedule no later than the start of rehearsals in January 2026, potentially earlier. 

PERFORMANCES: 

March 7-22, 2026

VOLUNTEER MEETING - DATE TBA

There will be a mandatory Cast/Volunteer meeting held over Zoom, date & time TBA. 

The meeting will be recorded if you have a conflict and cannot attend live. However, it is mandatory for ALL cast members (or at least one household member/parent/guardian) to attend the meeting or watch the recording. We will be covering important production information and answering questions from attendees. A Zoom link will be emailed out prior to the meeting date.