This year John Carroll’s fall musical, ‘Catch Me If You Can,’ was performed throughout the November 15 weekend.

Catch Me If You Can is a play that follows the story of con artist Frank Abagnale who is on the run from the FBI. The setting is in the 1960s.

Frank Abagnale was played by junior Evan Christy, and the supporting role of FBI agent Carl Hanratty was played by senior Christian Thompson. The play had a lot of twists and turns and made for a very entertaining watch.

Throughout the show, Christian’s FBI character pursues Evan’s con artist character as the con artist continues to commit criminal acts.

Students spent months getting ready for the auditions and shows.

Junior Caroline Holmes who had a featured ensemble role in the show said, “I started working on songs months in advance and watched the movie to get an idea of what I should be doing.”

Christian said that it took him three months to practice. He said that his practice consisted of line memorizing and dance rehearsals. He added that since the play is based on a movie, he used the movie as a guideline on how to act the part.

This show was Christian’s first time playing in a major role. Although Christian was nervous, he said, “The amazing directors we had gave me a lot of confidence as the practice process went on.”

Christian’s favorite part about the play was performing in the night shows because “there was so much energy both onstage and backstage.”

One unique thing that this show had that was that the orchestra was not in the pit. Instead, the orchestra was on the stage for the duration of the play.

Trombone player Brooke Prochaska thought that the pit on the stage was fun. She thought it was strange but would like to see it again.

Senior Trombone Player Trey Patrick was not a fan of having the orchestra performing on the stage. “I prefer being in the pit, but the stage is a different way of seeing the show.”

Another actor who had a great time performing was junior Jonah Wade who played the main character’s dad Frank Abagnale.

Jonah said that his favorite scene was “Little Boy Be a Man” because he did a duet with Christian, and “the acting and the emotions of that scene were complex, covering heavy topics like childhood trauma, and alcoholism.”

He said that these emotions were unique and challenging to portray on stage.

Auditions for the spring musical Sister Act will be held shortly after winter break.