In a high school, somewhere in America, students are in "Lockdown" forced to stay in a
single room until the chaos on campus is under control. All they can do is wait.

Two would-be film students, desperate to win the web's biggest film contest, must abandon
their film schedule and shoot a new flick.  The Count Of Monte Cristo, with their fellow
trap-ese filling in as actors, sets, props and even costumes.  

This story becomes a play within a play, as the teens re-enact Dumas' classic tale.  
Toggling back and forth between 19th century France, and modern day class room, these
students learn what it truly means to be locked up.  This classroom is just a metaphor for
the Chateau D'if.   

And perhaps people haven't changed much in the last two centuries.  Revenge can be a
powerful thirst, driving good people to do bad things.  

Despite it's serious message, Monte Cristo is a Totally Teen Musical, full of light-hearted
songs and some fairly silly comic romping.  

But underneath it all, it is a timeless study of what drives anyone to the dark side and how
cruelty begets only more of the same.   
Monte Cristo made its debut at the Frank Conmy Center in Dunedin Florida during
the summer of 2007
Monte Cristo