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Courier - Gazette > Breaking News
Rockland wins Class B at Midcoast drama
regional
Camden Hills named Class A alternate
by Dagney C. Ernest
(Created: Sunday, March 9, 2008 6:12 PM EDT)
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ROCKLAND — Late Saturday night, as torrential rains finally
lightened up on the Rockland District High School’s auditorium
roof, the Maine Drama Festival’s 2008 Midcoast Regionals came
to conclusion during an awards ceremony frequently punctuated
with whoops and cheers.
The enthusiasm
demonstrated by
and for all
participants is a
hallmark of the
festival. At Friday
night’s opening
session, RDHS
outgoing principal
Michael Gundel,
representing the
sponsoring Maine
Principals
Association, said the
annual drama fest is Having gotten their performance out of the way, Georges
Valley High School ’s cast and crew blow off some steam
his favorite MPA
with parent advisor Camilla Gray. Dagney C.
Ernest/photos at www.mainephotosnow.com
event because it is
the one in which the
students cheer for students from every school.
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Indeed, led many times by the large contingent from Lincoln
Academy in Newcastle, the audience of students, teachers,
parent, siblings and friends from the community gave every
presentation over the two-day, three-session event a standing
ovation.
When the greasepaint had settled Saturday night, the Midcoast
regional’s panel of three judges had selected two schools to
move in each of the festival’s two divisions. Rockland District
High School was chosen to go to the state finals for Class B (less
than 550 students) and Lincoln Academy was selected to move
on in the larger Class A. Alternates/second place were Searsport
District High School in Class B and Camden Hills Regional High
School in Class A.
In addition to
mounting ambitious
plays in the
competition, RDHS
and Lincoln Academy
hosted the event,
with Lincoln
Academy’s Griff
Braley and his crew
handling the
demanding technical
requirements and
RDHS drama director
Alison Machaiek, all
the other elements of
hosting hundreds of
students from seven
schools for two days.
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The lighting booth is manned by, from left, Rockland
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Dire weather predictions all week had the MPA considering
postponing the event, which involved more than 3,000 students
from 70 schools at nine regionals across the state. CHRHS’ Rick
Ash, the official rep of the Maine Drama Council, was not alone in
expressing relief that the decision was to go on with the festival,
which takes months of planning.
Because of the
predicted heavy rains
and possible icing,
several changes were
made including
shortening the
critique sessions and
starting the final
session a half hour
earlier. The MPA also
waived the
requirement that
competing schools
must attend both
North Haven Community School’s troupe spent Friday and
days of the festival in Saturday nights at the Trade Winds in order to attend the
Maine Drama Festival’s Midcoast regional. Dagney C.
case Saturday’s
weather proved
dangerous. In the end, however, the rain’s only effect was to
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make loading set pieces for travel Saturday night a soaking
endeavor.
Friday’s session had a few quirks to keep things interesting. The
start of the evening’s first play, SDHS’ “At the Bottom of Lake
Missoula,” was delayed because the co-director, a teacher, lost
her brakes in Camden as she drove to RDHS. And the evening’s
final production, Ellsworth High School’s “Leitmotif,” was
disqualified because all the lights were not turned off after the
stage was cleared, one of the many technicalities that must be
adhered to throughout the competition. There were, as always
other moments of drama including Camden Hills’ set-up for its
one-act version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” Saturday afternoon
that just made the 5-minute cut-off.
The Midcoast
regional was judged
by Mel Howards,
professor emeritus
from Northeastern
University; Susan
Picinich, professor of
theater and associate
dean of University of
Southern Maine; and
Belfast Maskers
Medomak Valley High School’s cast and crew relax
co-founder Diane
Saturday night in-between shows at the Maine Drama
Coller Wilson. In
Festival’s Midcoast regional at Rockland District High
School. Dagney C. Ernest/photos at
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selections for the
state finals, the judges chose students be honored as members
of the All Festival Cast and gave special commendations for a
variety of the elements.
Rockland District High School
The flapper ensemble
of RDHS’ “A Comedy
of Errors” was cited
for Outstanding
Precision of
Ensemble. Kotaro
Taniguchi, who
appeared as the
Duke of Ephesus,
was recognized for
Excellence in Live
Sound Effects for the
show’s many
comedic sounds,
Camden Hills Regional High School brought one of the
percussion and
biggest contingents to the Maine Drama Festival’s Midcoast
regional at Rockland District High School. Dagney C.
musical elements.
Named to the All
Festival Cast were the play’s two sets of “twins”: David Searle
and Christian Willey as Antipholuses and TJ Dodge and Mike
Brown as Dromios.
Medomak Valley High School
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MVHS, which presented a staged episode of British television’s
“Fawlty Towers,” had three actors named to the All Festival Cast:
Robert Wareheim as Manuel; Malcolm Valaitis as Basil Fawlty;
and Noelle Beck as Mrs. Richards.
Georges Valley High School
GVHS’ Elliot Bryant was named Outstanding Student Director —
Comedy for his helming of three short plays by David Ives.
Named to the All Festival Cast were “Sure Thing” actors
Katherine Hynd as Betty and Gilbert Boynton as Bill.
North Haven Community School
NHCS presented the weekend’s shortest work, “Medea” by
Wendy Wasserstein. Rory Curtin and Leta Hallowell were named
to the All Festival Cast for their tandem portrayal of The Chorus.
Camden Hills Regional High School
CHRHS’ “The Diary of Anne Frank” won three judges
commendations, for Set Design and Construction; Overall
Ensemble Excellence — Drama; and Kayla Dinces was named
Outstanding Student Director — Drama. Named to the All
Festival Cast were Anna Rich as Anne Frank, Sam Bakley as Otto
Frank and MacKenzie Gassett as Mrs. Van Daan.
On to the states
Two Midcoast schools are already in process of preparing for the
state finals, set for Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22.
Camden Hills will host the Class A finals, and Rockland will have
to take its show on the road to Cape Elizabeth High School. That
is a bit of turnabout for RDHS, the one school that did not have
to truck a set and bus their cast and crew over the weekend.
“Hosting is a lot of hard work,” said director Machaiek Sunday.
“But when I saw everyone trying to load their U-Hauls in the rain
Saturday night, I thought, at least we don’t have to do that!”
Rockland’s Just Off Broadway Players will have to raise funds for
their trip to the finals and expect to announce a spaghetti
dinner theater performance for next week.
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