YORKTON - High school actors were centre stage at the Region #4 Drama Festival this week.
The festival, held under the auspices of the Saskatchewan Drama Association, brought students from seven schools in East Central Saskatchewan for three days of adjudicated performance.
“There are 10 plays being performed,” said Rachel Sterzuk, a Region #4 host for the three-day festival being hosted by Sacred Heart High School. “The top two move in to provincials in Regina the first weekend in May.”
Two of the performances are by Sacred Heart students.
The comedy Typecast was one of the plays on stage Friday, while Murder . . . Or Something goes today (Friday), the latter written by four local students’ Scott Falconer, Daheel Haughton, Madeline Eckhart, and Hudson Smith.
Yorkton Regional High School students were offering 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse.
Other schools included Esterhazy with three plays, Langenburg Central School, Rocanville, McNaughton High School from Moosomin and Indian Head.
Overall, the event has “about 200 cast, crew and directors,” taking part.
Awards will be presented Saturday.
After three days of performance the play ‘Scapino!’ from Esterhazy High School earned top spot, and will advance to the upcoming provincials.
The SHHS drama club plays also performed very well and won many awards including;
Murder…or something directed by Mary-Anne Blenkin and Madeline Eckhart – runner-up to best overall production. The play now moves on to compete at provincials May 4-6.
Typecast directed by Courtney Senko and Owen Bahrey – runner up to the best technical production
Daheel Haughton – runner up to the Mary Ellen Burgess award (top acting award at the festival) – Alfredo – Murder…or Something
Hudson Smith – Bob Hinitt technical performance award – top technical award at the festival – lighting Typecast
Scott Falconer – top 10 acting award – Crawford – Murder…or Something
Sophie Lemcke – top 10 acting award – Colleen Ball – Typecast
Isabelle Guy – Myra – Typecast – certificate of acting merit
Bree Klemetski – Jane – Typecast – certificate of acting merit
Cyrus Macauley – Ruth – Murder…or Something – certificate of acting merit
Kai Cowan – Charles Claplin – Murder…or Something – certificate of acting merit
Chloey Forster – stage manager – Typecast – certificate of technical merit
Renee Mcinnes – stage crew - Typecast – certificate of technical merit
Jared Ostapovitch – sound, music composition - Typecast – certificate of technical merit
Amirah Dongla – stage manager – Murder…or Something – certificate of technical merit
Keji Clement - stage manager – Murder…or Something – certificate of technical merit
Phoebie Avila – set painting/stage crew - Murder…or Something – certificate of technical merit
Bree Klemetski – cheer award – Typecast
Daheel Haughton – cheer award – Murder…or Something
