Carmel High School receives the opportunity annually to participate in the IndyFringe Festival, a theater festival in downtown Indianapolis that sports all types of plays and musicals. This year, the Carmel Theater Department performed a stellar production of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. The musical presents a unique and startling take on a coming-of-age story of Connor O’Malley as he battles with nightmares, being bullied at his school and his mother being terminally ill. In his dreams, a mysterious tree vows to return every night and tell him a story. Each of these stories are haunting tales with no one being clearly in the right and no one being clearly wrong. Connor begins to question his life. Many may begin to ponder how they view life after this show. Is anyone truly in the right or truly in the wrong? To see this spectacular production about the struggles of Connor and his mother by the Carmel Theater students, head to 719E. St. Clair St. Indianapolis to see a performance. Two have already happened on August 25 and 26, with two more happening on August 31 at 7:15 p.m. and September 2 at 12 p.m. Be sure to show up to support the cast and crew as well who pour their hearts into the performance.