Once again this year, The Caravan Alley Players brightened up the dark days of January with their performance of the annual winter play.  According to senior Alec Eldorado, one of the leads, “The Fairy Tale Courtroom,” was “the best play ever” at Mount Carmel.

As the title suggests, the play presented two trials which decided whether villains of the magical world should be proclaimed guilty or innocent of their wrong doings.  Each of the two half hour trials featured several familiar characters facing multiple dilemmas.

In the first trial, the Big Bad Wolf, played by senior Patrick Sage, is prosecuted for his alleged crimes against Red Riding Hood, and the Three Little Pigs.

Trial two involves the Wicked Witch being defended by attorney Sean Wilberding ’15 against the accusations of two  princesses, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.  Many cast members, including Sage and Wilberding, play multiple roles that make the show hilarious.

Senior Wade Freeman, who played five characters, felt that this year’s show was a success, and “may even be funnier than last year’s play.”

In addition to Eldorado, Sage, Wilberding, and Freeman, the cast included Mount Carmel senior Mark Buoscio, freshman Robert Spicer, and alumnus Andre Crossley ’05.  Mrs. Tanita Abrahamson, who recently earned a doctoral degree from Argosy University, also appeared.  The play was under the direction of Mount Carmel Dean of Discipline Padre Benjamin Aguilar, while the lighting and sound engineer was 2010 alum Franco Neri.

There were six performances, on the evenings of January 23, 24, 25, 29, and 30 and a matinee “dinner-theater” performance at 2 pm on Sunday, January 31.  Tickets for the evening performances were $10 apiece for adults and free for all MC students.  The dinner-theater ticket was $25.