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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Franklin High School Theater Company Reaches State Finals of METG Festival with Staging of 'The Yellow Boat'
Friday, April 11, 2025
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, April 11, 2025
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Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, March 28, 2025 |
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM - Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events
- This segment features my conversation key members of the FHS Theatre Co's production of "The Yellow Boat" https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/03/listen-to-how-fhstc-performance-of.html
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Nick Remissong. 2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews
11:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 9:00 PM - “The Vibe” show plays music for everyone searching for some enjoyment, some dance, a happy or thinking mood, and most importantly, having fun. Tune in to wfpr.fm and listen to “DJ Vibe” spin music across many genres and join this new vibing experience
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Friday, April 4, 2025
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, April 4, 2025
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Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, March 28, 2025 |
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM - Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events
- This segment features my conversation key members of the FHS Theatre Co's production of "The Yellow Boat" https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/03/listen-to-how-fhstc-performance-of.html
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Nick Remissong. 2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews
11:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 9:00 PM - “The Vibe” show plays music for everyone searching for some enjoyment, some dance, a happy or thinking mood, and most importantly, having fun. Tune in to wfpr.fm and listen to “DJ Vibe” spin music across many genres and join this new vibing experience
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA |
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
FHS Theatre Co to perform "Urinetown (The Musical)" in June
Via FHS Theatre Co
"Urinetown (The Musical)" on June 13 & 14 Looking to get more involved? Auditions are this wednesday at 2:15 in the FHS auditorium! for more information look at or join our google classroom (Code: LFPDOST)! We hope to see you there!For more updates on this production, keep an eye out on all of our social media! We hope to see you in the audience in June!"
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
"The Yellow Boat sets sail, straight into the sun"
Onto the next one. ALWAYS. 💙💛❤️
Stay tuned for more updates on what we’re doing next!!!"
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Listen to how the FHSTC performance of the Yellow Boat got to sail to the State Finals (audio)
FM #1413 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1413 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with key members of the Franklin High School Theatre Co’s production of The Yellow Boat.
Virginia Bernstein (Ginny)
Eden Donovan
Aiden Sheppard
We had our discussion in person in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Monday, March 24, 2025.
We do a round of introductions so they can provide some info about themselves then we get into talking about
Theater and what it means to them
The impact of the budget cuts and the recovery with “Yellow Boat”
The production process (auditions, casting, rehearsals, etc.)
Competition (on the road vs. hosted)
Learning and sharing key aspects of life with the performance
The recording runs about 38 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1413-fhs-theatre-co-yellowboat-03-24-25/
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Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) schedule for finals
https://metg.org/high-school-festival/2025-finals.html
The finals will be announced Saturday, March 29 beginning at 8 PM
Origin Theatrical link to The Yellow Boat
https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/8527
Follow the FHS Theatre Co on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/fhstc/
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Listen to how the FHSTC performance of the Yellow Boat got to sail to the State Finals (audio) |
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Pantherbook: "FHS Theatre Company Moves on to the State Finals"
"On Saturday, March 15, at Framingham High School, The Franklin High School Theatre Company performed David Saar’s The Yellow Boat, in The Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) High School Theatre Festival, a state-wide theatre competition, where they were selected to move on to the state final round!
This is the first time Franklin High School has been to the State Finals in over a decade.
Of 15 finalists, 3 will be chosen as winners and 2 will be selected to move on to the New England Drama Festival"
Continue reading the article at Pantherbook -> https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/pantherbook/arts-entertainment/fhs-theatre-company-moves-on-to-the-state-finals-of-the-metg-high-school-th?authuser=0
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Pantherbook: "FHS Theatre Company Moves on to the State Finals" |
Friday, March 21, 2025
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Friday, March 21, 2025 ???
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For additional details on Library & Senior Center events -> https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false |
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What's happening today in Franklin? |
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
Monday, March 17, 2025
The Yellow Boat continues to sail to the State Finals
"THE YELLOW BOAT IS SETTING COURSE FOR STATE FINALS!!!!
The Yellow Boat continues to sail to the State Finals
We are so excited and grateful for this opportunity as we move forward in 2025 Dramafest. Congratulations to all of our cast, crew, and All Star Award winners for an amazing performance!!
See you at finals!"
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The Yellow Boat continues to sail to the State Finals 2 |
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