The cast of the Butler Senior High School’s all-school play, “This Murder Was Staged,” are, from left, Brad White, Konner Burek, Maranda Horstman, Zach Marra, Gabbi Catalfano, Liza Wick, Chloe Feil and Chloe Schoentag. The murder mystery will be staged this weekend at the school auditorium.

Butler Senior High School’s 2024-25 all-school play, “This Murder Was Staged,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the school auditorium.

The play tells the story of a fictional play’s opening night, when the play’s director falls dead onstage just as the killer in the story is about to be revealed.

In that moment, the theater becomes an active crime scene, and everyone — from cast to crew to even the audience — becomes a suspect in the director’s death.

To add to the detective’s already daunting task of identifying a suspect, it turns out that everyone has a motive to wanting the director gone.

Tickets are $10 at the door.