SLHS presents ‘Blithe Spirit’

The medium Madame Arcati, played by Emery Say (right) entertains seance guests Mrs. Bradman, played by Ryan McVinua, and Dr. Bradman, played by Austin Sometho

TIMES PILOT photos by AMANDA EIKE

Novelist Charles Condomine, played by Marshaun Jackson, instructs his maid Edith, played by Delaney Martin, to prepare for their guests soon to arrive for a seance.

Post-seance, Charles Condomine unwittingly sits with the spirit of his departed wife Elvira, played by Ady Felton.

Posted Thursday, November 12, 2026 2:14 pm

“Blithe Spirit,” the 1941 play by Noel Coward, is about socialite and novelist Charles Condomine who’s haunted by the ghost of his first wife Elvira after he hosts a seance to inform his latest novel. Directed by Jared Roth, “Blithe Spirit” is onstage at the Storm Lake High School auditorium Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.