Franklin Performing Arts Company announces their next season

ANNIE | OCT. 17-26 | 

Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon. Directed by FPAC Artistic Director @rayelynnmercer with choreography by Broadway’s @clayricethomson (Moulin Rouge, Matilda, Newsies, King Kong), & Music Direction by @halliejw . Featuring “Sandy” the dog from Berloni Theatrical Animals!

Franklin Performing Arts Company
announces their next season

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER | NOV. 21-23 | 

Directed by @alifunk , the play upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (aka Peter Pan). Featuring 12 actors portraying over 100 characters, Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft & the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS | JAN. 23-25 | 

Before the iconic 1989 film broke box office records nationwide, Louisiana salon owner Truvy first set up shop on the stage. Directed by Robbie Rescigno, through laughter, tears, & a thick fog of hairspray, the colorful cast of regulars and employees that frequent Truvy’s establishment face trials & triumphs armed with their greatest strength: each other.

INTO THE WOODS | MAR. 13-22 | 

Directed by Raye Lynn Mercer, the story follows a baker & his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; & Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. 

ONCE | JUN. 5-7 | 

Directed by Raye Lynn Mercer, on the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship & collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story, underscored by emotional music including the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly.” 

FPAC Holiday Productions will mount our annual production of The Nutcracker DEC. 6-7 & Humbug! DEC. 20-21!

Tickets available soon online at https://theblackboxonline.com/

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Tri-County theater to perform "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood" on May 8 & May 10

 "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood"

Tri-County Drama Club proudly presents The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood — a hilariously twisted take on the classic legend! 🏹✨
📅Thursday May 8th & Saturday May 10th
📍 Tri-County Auditorium
🎟️ $5 Tickets at the door
Gather your merry crew and join us for a theatrical experience like no other!

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Tri-County Drama Club presents "A Simpler Time" May 3 & May 4

 "A Simpler Time"

 

On Friday May 3rd and Saturday May 4th, the TC Drama Club presents A Simpler Time.   

Come travel with us in a deceptively low budget time machine as we search for a time when life was SIMPLE. 

Join us at 7 pm in the TC Auditorium. 

Tickets are $5 cash at the door. We hope to see you there!

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FHS Theatre Company scheduled to perform "Get Smart" - June 9 & 10

Still don't have your tickets to Get Smart? 

Skip to the front of the line! https://t.co/GkV08Sqe60 

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FHS Theatre Company scheduled to perform "Get Smart" - June 9 & 10

Will you be at the opening night for Cave Dream? March 18 at 7 PM

COME SUPPORT OUR CAST & CREW Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to bring this production to life. Break a leg! Cave Dream Presented By Franklin High School Theatre Company Mar 18, 2022, 7:00 PM BUY TICKETS Franklin High School 218 Oak Street Franklin, MA 02038 Visit here for more information. TICKETING BY

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FHS Theatre Company: Student Director Spotlight #1 - Ben Fine

FHS Theatre Company (@FranklinHSDrama)

Student Director Spotlight #1: Meet Ben Fine, student-director of Frankenstein. Ben so is grateful for the opportunity to direct his peers! You can catch Frankenstein via our live stream, on March 25th at 7:45pm, by visiting the website link in our bio! https://t.co/D0hAaD54r0

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Live Stream info:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/10E6q1Rd4t7fjupsBKFcI_Yu6qoWMaoCb2JBeDaQE5j8/mobilebasic

FHS Theatre Company:  Student Director Spotlight #1 - Ben Fine

Student Director Spotlight #1: Meet Ben Fine, student-director of Frankenstein. Ben so is grateful for the opportunity to direct his peers! You can catch Frankenstein via our live stream, on March 25th at 7:45pm, by visiting the website link in our bio! pic.twitter.com/D0hAaD54r0

— FHS Theatre Company (@FranklinHSDrama) March 15, 2021

FHS hosting DramaFest Preliminaries on Saturday, Mar 3

The MA Educational Theater Guild (METG) DramaFest Preliminary sites are online and complete with performance titles and schedules. 

The preliminary performances are scheduled for Saturday, March 3 with the detailed schedule for the day as follows:

Host: Franklin High School
218 Oak Street, Franklin
(508) 613-1400

9:00 a.m.	Burncoat High School	Peter/Wendy
10:00 a.m.	Eagle Hill School	The Waiting Room
11:15 a.m.	Northampton High School	The Hedda Variations
12:15 p.m.	Acton Boxborough Regional High School	Son of Liberty
2:00 p.m.	Franklin High School	Fahrenheit 451
3:00 p.m.	Mansfield High School	Candid
4:30 p.m.	Marian High School	Scenes from Journey to the West
5:30 p.m.	Brockton High School	Suite Surrender

For the full listing of schools to see what they’re performing, follow this link

http://metg.org/festival/h-s-festival/high-school-festival-preliminaries-2018/

FHS hosting DramaFest on Saturday, Mar 3

For more info about the MA Education Theater Guild, visit them on the web http://metg.org/

“Drama Fest is more than a competition; it’s an awesome opportunity"

I caught the performance of The Giver and Gathering Blue in December at FHS and was pleased to find out that the performance had made it to the semifinal this past weekend. This article from Pantherbook gets into the details on the Drama Fest competition.

"Over the weekend, FHS’ Drama Club put on their performance of Gathering Blue at the annual Drama Fest, held this year at Attleboro High School. 

The day started at 7 in the morning when FHS drama club members boarded the bus. Although all were exhausted, cast and crew were nervous and excited to perform the first show of the day. 

Once they arrived at the high school, it was immediately time to get into costumes and makeup. An hour later the FHS students of drama club had been transformed into post-apocalyptic characters."

Continue reading about the performance of Gathering Blue
http://franklinpanthers.us/ae/2017/03/07/gathering-blue-reaches-semi-finals/

combined cast of The Giver and Gathering Blue after their performance in December

FHS Mock trail, Drama Club, Cheer and Track team weekend results

Franklin High School had a busy weekend competing in something other than basketball and hockey. 

• The Drama Club got an award for their production of "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue"
• Mock Trail Team won twice to make it to the Elite 8
• Varsity Cheer took second place in the regionals and moves on the State meet
• FHS Girls Track and Field set a school record in the 4x800 to take 3rd in New England. Halle Atkinson also took a 4th place in the 300M run

Did I miss something?

Via the Twitterverse

Semi Finals here we come!! pic.twitter.com/t13PSQp4Id

— FHS Theatre (@FranklinHSDrama) March 6, 2017

Semi Finals here we come!!

So proud of our mockers,who won the afternoon trial & advanced to the Elite 8! Pocket constitution to @KatyySmithh22 pic.twitter.com/pdFnJlOoWE

— Michael Walsh (@MockWalsh) March 5, 2017

Congratulations @FHSMock for two great performances today; a true team effort! On to the Elite 8! pic.twitter.com/t7aKRSqVRZ

— Kristin Brandt (@kristinmbrandt) March 5, 2017

So proud of our mockers,who won the afternoon trial & advanced to the Elite 8! Pocket constitution to @KatyySmithh22

Congrats to @FHSMock for win over St. John's Prep in the statewide tourney. We're on to the Sweet 16! Pocket constitution to @KyleeHurley5

— Michael Walsh (@MockWalsh) March 5, 2017

Congratulations and well deserved!! https://t.co/mpw6PCrKdj

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) March 5, 2017

CONGRATS Franklin High School CHEER!! @FHScheer_ for placing 2nd today at Regionals!!! Moving on to STATES! #PantherPride

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) March 5, 2017

Congrats to Halle Atkinson for placing 4TH at New England's in the 300m with a time of 41.00!!!💪🏻🏅 pic.twitter.com/zv0dr77k3x

— Franklin Girls T&F (@FHS_girlsXC) March 4, 2017

Girls 4x800 SHATTERS the school record set in 1998 by 6 seconds with a time of 9:15 and places 3rd at New England's!!! 🎉👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/8bJgx5t9xO

— Franklin Girls T&F (@FHS_girlsXC) March 4, 2017

FHS Drama Club to perform 2 one-act plays, “The Giver” and “Gathering Blue”

From Pantherbook we share:

"On Wednesday December 21st and Thursday December 22nd, FHS drama club will be performing two one-act plays, “The Giver” and “Gathering Blue”. Both plays are set in dystopian societies with “Gathering Blue” being the sequel to “The Giver”. This week I spoke to the cast to get their insight on both plays. 

When asked about her experience in “The Giver”, Riley Halliday, who plays Fiona, said, “it has been an all around great experience, I love working with a smaller cast because we have all become very close”. Melissa Reinerston who plays Kira in “Gathering Blue” described the two separate plays as being “…especially challenging…because rehearsals felt divided, but both shows have come together really well”.

The shows are $5 dollars for students and $12 for adults and will be performed in the FHS auditorium at 7 o’clock.

Continue reading the article online
http://franklinpanthers.us/student-life/2016/12/19/drama-club-to-put-on-shows/

FHS Drama Club

FHS Mock Trial and Drama Club advance

While the winter sports teams have completed their season at FHS, two other teams are continuing to advance.

1 - The Mock Trial team has made it to the Final Four for the 1st time!

With our win this morning, @FHSMock advances to the Final Four for the 1st time in school history. 160 teams began the season, 4 are left.
— Michael Walsh (@MockWalsh) March 16, 2015

auditorium at the new FHS

 2 - The Drama Club has made it to the Semifinals

The Franklin High School drama club has moved on to the semi-finals at a drama festival with their play Rebel Without A Cause. 

The Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild holds a festival for high school plays every year, and this year it was held at Attleboro High School on Saturday, Feb. 28. During the festival, Franklin High School’s drama club was chosen along with three other schools to move on to the semifinal round.

See more at: http://pantherbook.org/news/school-news/2015/03/16/semifinals-are-right-around-the-corner/#sthash.Hx6O4bEG.dpuf

From Pantherbook: Drama Club success, Melodic Minors

Franklin’s Drama Club won a spot at the Dramafest semifinals for the first time in 10 years for its production of Rebel Without a Cause last Sunday.  

Dramafest is an annual threatre competition hosted by the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild featuring one-act plays from various local high schools. 

- See more at: http://pantherbook.org/uncategorized/2015/03/02/drama-club-reaches-dramafest-semifinals/#sthash.ZVQDOkaO.dpuf

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Meet the Melodic Minors, FHS’s very own boys a cappella group! 

The group was started this year by senior Nate Wild and sophomore Gabe DeBenedict because they wanted to do a cappella for their outside-of-school chorus honors requirement. Alongside Gabe and Nate are members Zach Tassinari (senior), Andrew Rizoli (junior), Kevin Buckley, Ben Cohn, and Dan Schratz (freshman). 

- See more at: http://pantherbook.org/student-life/2015/03/04/meet-the-melodic-minors/#sthash.hrKq48OP.dpuf

Rebel without a Cause = FHS Drama - Dec 17, 18

This year, the FHS Drama Club will be performing Rebel Without A Cause on December 17 and 18. 

Mrs. Waters, the director of the production, is doing a great job leading the club as she does every year. 

Franklin’s production is based off the original film, which was written and directed by Nicholas Ray in 1955 and starred James Dean. The overall story involves one main character, Jim Stark, who moves to Los Angeles. From there, the angsty 17 year-old deals with typical teenage struggles from the time period, such as popularity and fitting in.

screen grab of the pantherbook webpage

The show is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM.


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