Peabody High Drama Club Mystifies in 'The Sparrow'
Former Peabody resident Scott Olivolo shares his thoughts on the recent production by the high school drama club Stage One.
On Nov. 18-19, Mr. Richard Carey directed Peabody High School’s debut performance of “The Sparrow,” which kept audiences completely engaged for nearly two hours. As a child of the 80s, I could not resist making the symbolic mental connection between the lead character, Emily Book (played by Erica Risti), and Stephen King’s 1976 classic “Carrie,” especially in the gym scene where the girls are told about getting detention or refusal of their prom tickets. In stark contrast to feelings of fear and horror in "Carrie," however, "The Sparrow" uses dance to tell the story of a girl who returns to her home town several years after a train/bus accident (where she was the sole survivor), which claimed the lives of her classmates. This play does not…
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