Cost: $10 General Admission $8 for students, seniors & matinee shows
Category: Drama
Festival of One-Act Plays
GD Players Presents: Twelve Angry Jurors
The GD Players have been working tirelessly on their 2017 fall play, Twelve Angry Jurors. This grippingly intense production, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Chris Olson, centers around a jury deliberating the case of a family murder. A teenage boy, accused of killing his father, faces our 12 jurors. If they see him … read more
GD Players Present: Twelfth Night, April 7th and 8th!
On April 7 and 8, the GDRHS Drama Guild presents their spring play, Twelfth Night! GD’s version of Shakespeare’s comedy has been reimagined with a casino island setting, making for fun sets and costumes. The play is being directed by GDRMS English teacher Mrs. Leung and assistant directed by Julia Joyce (‘18). The comedy follows … read more
Sophomore Sweenie Represents at the Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition
Groton, Mass., January 9–In a tight competition against the 20 strongest reciters at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School, Jordan Sweenie earned the highest scores for her recitations of “Domestic Situation” by Ernest Hilbert and “Grief” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She will go on to represent GD in the regional semifinals on Saturday, March 4, in Framingham. … read more
GD Players Present: Arsenic and Old Lace
This fall, theater students at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School will be presenting Arsenic and Old Lace, a comedy by Joseph Kesselring. The cast and crew consists of fourteen actors, three stage managers, and many more backstage crew, set builders, painters, and costume designers. The comedy follows Mortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn drama critic who discovers that … read more
GD Players Perform “Much Ado About Nothing” This Weekend
The GD Players will be performing the William Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing on April 8 and 9 at the Groton-Dunstable High School Black Box Theater. Three performances will take place over the weekend; 7PM on Friday, April 8, and showings at 2PM and 7PM on Saturday, April 9. Tickets are $10 for general admission and … read more
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in Production
Production is in full swing for Drama Guild’s rendition of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. In this comedy, Hero (Zarah Durst, ‘18) and Claudio (Calvin Parker, ‘18) are happy together. Meanwhile, Benedick (Matt Murch, ‘16) and Beatrice (Emily Olson, ‘16) are constantly bickering. As friends of these characters try to bring people together, villains do … read more
Drama Guild Presents Festival of One-Act Plays
by Celeste Vandermillen – The Seventh Annual Festival of One-Act Plays is right around the corner! Since before winter break, GDRHS Drama Guild students have been rehearsing and preparing for a one-act play chosen by their grade’s student director. Each grade has been rehearsing several times per week in addition to the two weeks of tech … read more
International Thespian Society Inducts Eight New Members
On October 20th, GD’s chapter of International Thespian Society inducted eight new members. To join, the drama honor society students need some on stage experience, though typically members have many hours on stage before becoming members. Members perform community service hours over their high school career in support of theater in the district and in … read more