GHS Theatre Program Stages Local Performance of Statewide Competition Piece

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GHS Theatre Program Stages Local Performance of Statewide Competition Piece
Students share the stage with their peers from North Shore Tech.
 
Gloucester — February 10, 2010 – The GHS Theatre Program will perform The Scheme of the Driftless Shifter, on Thursday, February 25th at 7:00 pm in the GHS auditorium.  The play, a 40-minute one-act comedy, is Gloucester’s entry in the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival competition. Students from North Shore Technical High School will also perform their competition piece, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, an original adaptation by Robert Parsons.
 
The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival annually draws an average of 120 schools from around the state.  Through participation in the Festival, students with interests in acting, directing, and technical theatre gain valuable performance and production experience.  Schools compete at preliminary, semi-final and state levels with two schools chosen at the state level to represent Massachusetts in the New England Drama Festival.  At each level, students are recognized for excellence.  A terrific learning experience, the Festival is also great fun.
 
For a number of years Gloucester High School and North Shore Technical High School have performed in the same preliminary round of the competition. This year, however, they will not. While both will perform on Saturday, February 27th, GHS will take the stage at 9:00 a.m. at Ipswich High School, NSTHS at 2:00 p.m. in Newburyport.  
 
There are many friendships between the two programs.  GHS students didn’t want to give up the tradition of sharing the “Fest” experience with NSTHS and therefore invited their peers to join in the local performance.  Having no home stage facility on which to perform, NSTHS is particularly pleased to have this opportunity.
 
28 GHS students and 33 NSTHS students (several from Cape Ann) will take part in this special performance. Tickets for February 25th are $5.00 and may be purchased at the door.  For more information please contact ghstheatreprogram@gmail.com