Play Lab students to share original stories at upcoming 10-Minute Play Festival
A conversation between two strangers at a park bench. The story of two sisters processing grief. A forbidden romance. In just 60 minutes, audience members at the WA’s upcoming 10-Minute Play Festival...
View ArticleSeniors present production of 24 Hours-AM
The Black Box production of 24 Hours-AM will be performed on Feb. 7, 8, and 9 at 7 p.m. and on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Room 109. Directed by seniors TJ Bonica, Audrey Masterson, and Colby...
View ArticleWATA brings new METG show into the spotlight
Velvet curtains open as students take the routes they’ve rehearsed a thousand times before. Piece by piece, a set is constructed before the audience. Within five minutes, an incline of stairs, windows,...
View ArticleMasterson to take the stage at Emerson College
Ever since fifth grade, senior Audrey Masterson has been intrigued with the world of theater. The wide array of possibilities, including performing, tech, playwriting, and directing all lure Masterson...
View ArticleMurphy to take the spotlight at Ithaca College
For seven years, senior Colby Murphy has had a passion for theater. When he tried out and got in for the Blanchard Theatre Arts production of Grease, that was when the journey started for him. Although...
View ArticleWATA brings Mean Girls to WA
The curtains open and light floods the stage. Audience applause swells through the theater and quickly quiets down. A plethora of students spill out of the wings, and the show begins. This spring,...
View ArticlePlaywrights and directors of “A Reflection of Us” ready to tackle a new...
Technicians are running to do last minute checks. Actors are getting their makeup and costumes ready for the stage. Set manipulation is getting the set on to the stage. Then it all gets quiet and the...
View ArticleSenior students bring their original plays to the Boston Theater Marathon
From the beginning stages of a production to the final show out on stage, performing a live play in a theater is hard work. The actors spend several hours each day practicing their lines and preparing...
View ArticleWATA raises ‘Voices From The High School’ with new blackbox performance
Two characters stand facing each other, mixed expressions on both their faces. The dimly lit room is charged with emotion, the audience captivated by the scene unfolding in front of them. This spring,...
View ArticleNon-profit organization S.T.A.G.E. Crew enthusiastic to shed light on...
The Westford Academy Theater Arts (WATA) program has always been very self-sufficient when it comes to gaining funds to organize their multiple exuberant productions. However, with the recent...
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