Framingham residents to perform in summer productions

Weston Drama Workshop, a youth theater organization in its 55th season, will stage five productions this summer at Regis College. Participants between the ages of 10 and 23 have been hard at work rehearsing for these shows since early June. With over 25 performances in the span of two weeks, Weston Drama Workshop offers something for everyone, following its decades-long tradition of providing the MetroWest community with quality youth theater.

WDW’s younger ensemble will perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s thrilling new musical, School of Rock. With a cast of over 70 and a lively rock and roll score, the show is sure to fill the theater with energy. A smaller group will perform Freckleface Strawberry, a one-act musical based on the popular book by Julianne Moore. This is a Theatre for Young Audiences production that will have three public performances and will otherwise travel throughout the community, performing at local summer camps and senior residences.

Weston Drama Workshop’s older ensemble will perform two main stage musicals and one black box play. Audiences will explore the timeless love story of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s West Side Story, experience a classic American play in Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour, and enjoy the choreography and revolutionary spirit of Elton John’s Billy Elliot.

Framingham residents performing in these productions include Maya Puffer, Hadley Connor, Eva Taub, Emily Grace Spalding, Talia Wesson, Ethan Kerr, Courtney Glazer, Brock Hoey, Diego Manuel Castrillo-Vilches, Jacqui Luria, Gabrielle Casey, Bryce Casey, Hannah Bossange, Erica Brown, Olivia Palmer, Jessie Landes, Alex Sherwood, Max Connor, Madilyn Spear, Grace Graham, Tristan Burke, Amanda Fawell, Grace Beaudet, Alexandra Magee, Ivis Tostes, Katherine Hewlett, Mollie Ackerley, Natalia Buitta, Michelle Moran, Caitlin Luria, Cleopatra Mavhunga, Catherine Lawrence, Juliana Miller, and Andrew Dutile.

Tickets are available online at westondramaworkshop.org, at the door, or you may reserve them by calling the box office at 781-768-7070. Performances are held at Regis College’s Fine Arts Center in Weston.

The performance schedule is as follows:

School of Rock: Saturday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m.; Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m.; Thursday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m.; and Saturday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m.

Freckleface Strawberry: Sunday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, July 16 at 10:30 a.m.; and Wednesday, July 19 at 5 p.m.

The Children’s Hour: Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 15 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 16 at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, July 19 at 9 p.m.; Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m.; Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, July 22 at 5 p.m.

Billy Elliot: Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 15 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, July 16 at 7 p.m.; Thursday, July 20 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, July 22 at 8 p.m.

West Side Story: Thursday, July 13 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 15 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m.; Friday, July 21 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, July 22 at 2 p.m.

Performers in photos:

Framingham residents performing in School of Rock or Freckleface Strawberry:

Front: Talia Wesson, Gabrielle Casey
2nd Row: Courtney Glazer, Hadley Connor, Diego Manuel Castrillo-Vilches, Emily Grace Spalding
3rd Row: Erica Brown, Jacqui Luria, Eva Taub, Brock Hoey
Back Row: Hannah Bossange, Maya Puffer, Ethan Kerr, Bryce Casey (not pictured: Olivia Palmer)

Framingham residents performing in West Side Story, Billy Elliot, or The Children’s Hour

Front: Andrew Dutile, Caitlyn Luria, Amanda Fawell, Talia Wesson, Mollie Ackerley, Grace Beaudet
Middle: Michelle Moran, Madilyn Spear, Katie Hewlett, Cleopatra Mavhunga, Kat Lawrence, Natalia Buitta, Jessie Landes
Back: Max Connor, Ivis Tostes, Alex Sherwood, Tristan Burke, Alexandra Magee, Kayla Safford (not pictured: Grace Graham, Juliana Miller, Catherine Lawrence)