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HIGH SCHOOL FESTIVAL The High School One-Act Festival takes place over the course of the month of March in the state of Massachusetts. Any school may enter in, as long as the play is approved by the principal of the performing school and the entry form is submitted to the MHSDG. There are three levels of Massachusetts competition: Preliminaries, Semi-Finals, and State Finals. Primary Rules of Festival
Preliminary Round All schools are randomly placed into Preliminaries host sites around the state. From each site, three schools are chosen to move on to the Semi-Final Round. There is no "1st place," "2nd Place," and "3rd Place." This level of Festival takes place over the course of a Saturday (usually the 1st.) Semi-Final Round The winners of Preliminaries are placed in the five Semi-Final host sites. From each site, three schools are chosen to move on to State Finals at the Back Bay Events Center , formerly known as the John Hancock Hall. Again, there are no 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Like Preliminaries, this take place on a Saturday, two weeks after Preliminaries. State Finals The 15 winners from Semi-Finals are brought to the Back Bay Events Center in Boston for a weekend of One-Act Plays. This level of Festival is held on the last weekend in March. State Finalists for the 2006 Drama Festival (Note: Towns in parentheses indicate the town the school is located in, if not in the name of the school itself.)
New England Drama Festival This level of Festival is not overseen by the MHSDG; rather, the New England Drama Council oversses the Festival. Like State Finals, it is held over the course of a weekend. As there is no further to go, this level is non-competitive.
Massachusetts Representatives:
Altenate, should either school be unable to participate:
OTHER PROGRAMS Middle School Festival The middle school festival is similar to the high school festival in a sense that schools are scattered to various host sites throughout the day. However, there is only one round of competition, and from each host site a "gold", "silver", and "bronze" place are chosen. This program is recent, first starting in 1995 . Logo Design Contest Every year, the MHSDG choses a new logo to represent the high school festival on t-shirts, progrmas, etc. Logos are submitted by students and a vote is cast by each member school as to which logo they are partial to. 2006 Winner: Sarah Stockwell, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School Set Design Contest Students from member schools may submit models and sketches of set designs for various shows to be judged. Winners recieve a scholarship from the MHSDG. This progam usually takes place in the winter months. 2006 Winner: David Arsenault, Fitchburg High School, "The Glass Menagerie" Monologue Contest Every year the MHSDG offers students a chance to earn college scholarships based on presentation and performance. Students perform two contrasting monologues at a designated school in winter, where the winners are chosen. Top finishers perform their monologues at the state finals in late March. Playwrighting Contest Aspiring playwrights must submit their original plays to the MHSDG by January. These plays will be reviewed by a panel of judges to determine the finalists, and one judge will chose a winning play. The winning playwright recieves a cash prize and a staged reading at the state finals in March. 2006 Winners (tie):
Workshops The MHSDG also offers workshops for students and teachers throughout the year. Topics include Acting , Lighting Design , Scenic Design , Costume Design , Choreography , and Improvisation . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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