MANSFIELD — Superintendent Teresa Murphy and Principal Russ Booth are pleased to share that the Mansfield High School Theatre Department had a successful performance this past weekend.
On Saturday, March 3 The Mansfield High School Theatre Department presented “Do Not Go Gentle” by Suzan Zeder at Sharon High School, as part of the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) One-Act Play Festival preliminary competition.
The Massachusetts High School Drama Festival is a competitive program that includes 112 one-act plays produced by member high schools. The competition is typically organized across three levels: preliminary, semi-final and state finals. Student excellence in acting and technical design is recognized at each level.
During the preliminary round, individual Mansfield High School students were recognized for the following:
- Outstanding Acting Award — Emersen Pierce
- Outstanding Acting Award —Tyler Iovino
- Outstanding Light Design — Ryan Smith
“I would like to recognize each of the students and staff members who have worked so hard in order to make this event so successful,” said Superintendent Murphy. “I am incredibly proud of what our directors, actors and crew members accomplished with this student-run production.”
About “Do Not Go Gentle”:
Do Not Go Gentle tells the story of 84-year-old Lillian Barron, the vibrant, funny, wise, and recently deceased matriarch of the Barron Family. During her lifetime, Lillian shared a special, long-distance relationship with her granddaughter, Kelly, and suffered an estrangement from her son Windsor. After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot “move on” until the rifts are somehow mended. Windsor and Kelly come from overseas to settle Lillian’s affairs and are aghast to discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild, sometimes humorous, sometimes horrific murals and drawings. As they unravel the secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child. This powerful, poignant play explores the wonder of words and the transformative power of art as it offers humor and hope to anyone who is, or has been, a grandparent, parent, or child.
The show was directed by Elisa Romero & Zachary Schreiber and was the only student-directed play presented on Saturday at the METG competition.
Cast and Crew:
The cast of Mansfield High School Drama’s production of “Do Not Go Gentle” includes:
- Kayley Fredericks
- Mary Fullerton
- Tyler Iovino
- Annie Neary
- Emersen Pierce
- Jerry Ridlen
Crew members include:
- Rachel Beegle
- Ben Coady
- Aanahat Dhillon
- Liv Harnden
- Jenna Iglehart
- Alexa Pike
- Zoey Roth
- Matthew Smith
- Ryan Smith
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