Sunday, March 25, 2012
Peabody High was one of three winners in the final round of the state high school drama festival this weekend.
Peabody High's theater troupe pulled out all the stops this weekend in Boston for the state high school drama festival finals and it paid off. Peabody, along with Westford Academy and St. John's Prep, were selected by festival judges as the winners of DramaFest 2012. It's just the third state trophy Peabody Veterans Memorial High School has won since its drama club, Stage One, was founded in 1970. The judges also recognized the Peabody troupe with awards in stage management, checking and acting for all cast members. "I am still in total shock. I cannot comprehend the fact that we just won the whole festival." said Rosalie Calder Sunday evening. "Seeing the trophy and holding it in our hands, Even with our name on it, I still cannot believe…
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Stage One is taking its student production to the final round in the state high school drama festival.
The team of young thespians making up Peabody High's drama club, Stage One, took top billing in Ipswich on Saturday to advance to the final round in the 81st Annual Mass. High School Drama Festival. Stage One is peforming "Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man's Blues" this year for the festival. The production is directed by 2005 PVMHS grad and Stage One alum Stephanie Manning. The Peabody players, who competed against Salem, Ipswich, Winthrop, Malden and Acton-Boxborough, also came home from the semi-final round this weekend with individual awards for excellence: Peabody will be joined at the Back Bay Events Center (the old John Hancock Hall) in Boston, March 22-24, by fellow state finalists Danvers, St. Mary's High School, St. John's Prep, …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Peabody's entry in the state high school drama festival has made it to the semi-final round this Saturday.
After a successful performance Saturday at Chelmsford High School, Peabody High thespians (Stage One) move on to the semi-final round of competition in the state drama festival on March 10. This time, the Peabody players peform "Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man's Blues" a bit closer to home – over at Ipswich High School. Peabody has the 10:30 a.m. slot, right behind Salem High, which performs "Postponing the Heat Death of the Universe." The Peabody production is directed by 2005 PVMHS grad and Stage One alum Stephanie Manning. “The preliminary round…was a great experience, we received awards in acting, stage management, set design, sound design and ensemble. It was a great night and the whole company is really ecstatic that we are moving on,” …
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