Hillcrest HS Drama Group Performs 'Antigone Now'

The Hillcrest Drama Group performed the award-winning “Antigone Now,” a modern re-telling of the classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles, at the South Suburban Conference Drama and Group Interpretation Festival on March 14. Seven conference schools participated. This is the first year the Hillcrest performers participated in this competition. Noteworthy performances were given by actors/students Jesse Craig, Kalila Hunter, Nylle Graham, Robert Wilk, and Maurice Edmonson. Hillcrest received the first honor of the evening, the 2014-15 “Tech-cellence” award for “Best Small Dramatic Performance.” Senior member Jesse Craig was awarded the All-Conference Drama performance medal for individual accomplishment during their schools’ performance. “Any opportunity to take the students to a new venue is a positive experience; performing and competing at Reavis High School may have been a new experience for our students, but they rose to the challenge and demonstrated tenacity and artistry,” said Mr. Fitch. The talented Technical Crew included Devin Turner and Art Society members Kennedy Warfield, Christopher Shivers, James Thompson, and Jacklyn Porter.