Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 21, 2025 A Day of Drama Saugus High School will host the Massachusetts High School Drama Festival on March 1; Saugus High will be among eight student entries T he Saugus High School Drama Club (SHSDC) and Director Nicholas Raponi are gearing up to host a preliminary round of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s High School Drama Festival in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium at Saugus Middle High School on Saturday, March 1. The METG Festival is a statewide, multi-round competition that occurs throughout March at different schools around the state. SHSDC will be welcoming students from Boston Latin High School, North Reading High School, Salem High School, Swampscott High School, Manchester Essex Regional High School, Clark School and Lynn English High School, who along with Saugus High School will perform their 40 minute shows in a jampacked day of theatre starting at 9:00 a.m.! Four winners from each preliminary round will advance to the semifinals on March 15. All participating schools will begin arriving at Saugus High School at around 7:30 a.m. with their costumes, props and scenery – ready to entertain. The SHSDC will have two showings of their entry into the festival – “Woyzeck (Re-Imagined)” – originally written by Georg Buchner, adapted by assistant director Kyle Gregory. A preview show will be on Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium; $5 students and $10 adults. Your second opportunity is on the day of the festival with the performance slated to begin at 2:00 p.m.; $10 gains you entry to the entire festival to view all eight shows. “Woyzeck,” originally written in 1836, follows Woyzeck, an army barber who endures psychological humiliation by his captain and painful physical experimentation by his doctor to make extra money for Marie, his common-law wife, and their child. Woyzeck is jealous of Marie’s affair with a drum major. Filled with rage, he explodes into violence as he experiences a series of flashbacks and apocalyptic visions and hallucinations. Büchner based Woyzeck on an account of an actual murder case in which a TEEN THEATRE PERFORMERS: Here’s the schedule for the eight schools competing on March 1 in the preliminary round of the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild’s High School Drama Festival from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium at Saugus Middle High School. The Saugus High School Drama Club members will present a preview show of their entry, “Woyzeck (Re-Imagined),” on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Lemoine-Mitchell Auditorium. (Courtesy art to The Saugus Advocate) soldier killed his mistress in a jealous frenzy and was subsequently the object of medical controversy regarding his sanity. This play is widely studied by theatre scholars as its fragmented and unfinished nature combines elements of expressionism and naturalism as we see a critique of social injustice and the exploitation of the poor. Please join us as we explore the descent into madness of a man pushed to the brink by soDOG PARK | FROM PAGE 9 Town Counsel John Vasapolli issued a legal opinion last week that determined the proposed use of a portion of the playground as a recreational area for families and their dogs falls within the scope of uses allowed under the deed restriction. Vasapolli also concluded in his opinion requested by the Dog Park Committee that the proposal to replace existing seldom used sports courts with a cietal pressures and abuse. We are very excited to bring this daring, edgy and rarely produced play to life! Tickets can be purchased in advance, or with CASH at the door! https://metg.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F13224 Editor’s Note: Nicholas V. Raponi is the Theatre Teacher and Drama Club Director at Saugus High School. dog park doesn’t trigger Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution, an amendment that protects public open spaces. Abutters of the proposed dog park recently filed a lawsuit in Land Court, attempting to stop the removal of the basketball and tennis courts. Meanwhile, the Saugus ConCom will continue with its review before deciding whether the dog park project complies with environmental regulations and poses no threat to the nearby wetlands.
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