Drama Club Stars at State Festival

Now it’s on to the New England Championships in April for the Barrington High School drama club, the Stagemasters.

The club won the 2012 Rhode Island State Drama Festival last weekend, March 16-17, at Mt. Hope High School in Bristol. And several Barrington students took home significant prizes.

Bobby Robertson was presented with the first Terry Murray Theatrical Achievement Award and Scholarship, worth $500.

Elsa Cousins was presented with the Stanley Anderson Technical Theatre Award and Scholarship, also worth $500.

Two Barrington students were selected for the All-State Drama Company: Sydney Remson and Michael Caizzi.

Keri Schnabel, the student director for the drama festival show, received an award for Excellence in Directing.

Eleven high schools competed in the two-day drama festival sponsored by the Rhode Island Theatre Education Association.

Three theater professionals, Kim Kalunian, Kit Rodgers and Daniel Lee White, served as adjudicators.

The drama group performed “Table 12,” a one-act comedy about a certain table of 10 guests at a wedding.

The New England Championships will be held in Gilford, NH, on April 26, 27, and 28. Here is the complete cast and production crew for last weekend’s festival.

CAST

Karla, the jilted bridesmaid…………………………………………………………SYDNEY REMSON

Anita, the work friend………………………………………………………….…….EMILY MEREDITH

Oscar, the college friend.…………………………………………………….………MICHAEL CAIZZI

Susan, Oscar’s wife…………………………………………………………….……….MOLLY MILLARD

Rev. Green, the officiant………………………………………………………….………….GREG FAIN

Edy, the single friend……..……………………..………………………………………...ANA PROULX

Jim, the ex-boyfriend………………………………………….……………………….KARL ASPELUND

George, the neighbor……………………………………………………………..……….NICK HOLMES

Oliver, the family friend……………………………………………………...…BOBBY ROBERTSON

Gerald, the mysterious one……………………….…………………………..…..……ALEX GOMES

DJ…………..………………..……………………………….……………………………..STEPHANIE COHN

Waitresses……………………………………………JENNA DESLAURIER and BRIANNA SHOAF

Bride……………………………………………………………………………………..……..…ELENA HEITKE

Groom……………………………………………………………….…………………….…...LUKE LASORSA

The Best Man…………………………………………………………………………...……HUGH TUCKER

PRODUCTION CREW

Director……………………………..………………………………………….……..……...KERI SCHNABEL

Technical Director……………………………………………………….….….…….………PETER ANSEL*

Producer……………………………………………………………………..…STEPHANIE L. SPAZIANO*

Lighting Design…………………………………………………………………….…….……SARI FONTAIN

Sound.....................................................................................KATIE RYAN

Stage Manager…………………………………………………..……………….………….ELSA COUSINS

Crew…………………………………………………………......OLIVIA CASALE, BLAISE REIN, MORGAN WILBUR, FEIFAN ZHOU, JENNA DESLAURIER, GABBI WISE

* = denotes Stagemasters Advisors