The Final Act of Fergus High

On Monday, April 24, at 7:30 PM, the last play of the drama class had arrived in the Performing Arts Center of Fergus High. Sandy Armstad’s final show before retirement, the play is a parody off of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Something Rotten in the State of Denmark being the name, the play was entirely free to watch and enjoy.

Only under an hour, the play featured fifteen high school actors, all of various grades. They were all excited, yet nervous for the upcoming night.

“It’s really funny, and I think everybody will like it,” said senior Madison Lewis, who played as the character, “Ophelia.”

“It’s entertaining, fun, free, and it’s our school play!” Armstad, director of the play, reported.

Making use of slapstick humor and goofy antics, the show was completely family-friendly. “It’s a very ‘ha’ kind of humor,” Mina Brunkhorst said, a sophomore that played as both a messenger and an attendant. “Everybody needs that ‘ha’ kind of humor.”

Armstad had a tradition of throwing an “end of the year” play, recycling stories that had been previously used three or four years ago. The cast had been working on perfecting their performance since late February 2017.

“These guys are gonna be good.” Armstad said. “A lot of them have never been in a play before.” Armstad was confident that her students would do spectacular in the last play of their drama class, and she was right to believe so. Having a lot of heart and poking fun at Shakespeare plays, it was clear to everyone that all participants were there to not just entertain the audience, but to have fun while doing so. Something Rotten in the State of Denmark deserves a round of applause for its hard work and wonderful actors; their presence will be missed in the future days of Fergus, but for the final act, roses were found instead of tomatoes.