Danvers High Drama Fest Entry Makes Semifinals

The Danvers High entry into this year’s state Drama Fest has made it to the semifinal round of competition once again. DHS thespians will perform against five other high schools at the Bromfield School in Harvard on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with their play “And Everything In Between.”

The production, which was actually scripted from scratch by the cast over the fall, follows the stories of 12 people’s relationships over one year through friendships, family and romances. The theater students are members of the Danvers High School Academy Theatre Society (ACTS), which is the official theater organization of DHS and puts on three shows each school year under the direction of Kyla Fallon.

This fall’s drama was a tale of zombies, there is the 40-minute entry into the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild competition and there will be a musical in late spring.

Danvers High students took home awards for technical and acting excellence during the preliminary round of competition on March 5 at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. The troupe advanced from that round alongside Hamilton-Wenham and Westford Academy.

Dan DeLucia, Kate Hopkins and Sarah Vandewalle won individual acting awards, Ashley Osborne was recognized for sound design, Mark Cockfield, Ellen Gagnon and Andrea Lang for scenery work and Chris Gilmore for lighting design.

The rest of the cast includes Tanner Henry, Kristen Henrick, Alexandra Skarmeas, Barryphillip Arruda, Emily Jordan, Charles Bramesco, Carly Branconnier, Abbie Henry and Jeramey Evans.

The cast will give a special free performance of “And Everything In Between” Thursday night at the Holten-Richmond Middle School. The public is welcome to attend. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.

The Bromfield School is located at 14 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard. Tickets are $10 and can only be purchased at the door. You can contact the school at 978-456-4152 ext. 557.