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[Event courtesy of the Weston Drama Workshop]
Weston Drama Workshop, a nonprofit youth theater organization in its 64th anniversary season, is in the midst of staging seven productions this month at Regis College, featuring participants entering Grade 5 through age 23. These young performers have been rehearsing since early June, and will perform at the Regis College Fine Arts Center through July 25—totaling over 30 performances in the span of a jam-packed two weeks.
WDW’s younger ensemble—participants entering 5th grade through 9th—will perform two productions: High School Musical, the stage adaptation of the hit 2006 film, directed by Skylar Grossman; and James and the Giant Peach, a heartfelt musical adaptation based on the classic Roald Dahl book, directed by Callie Llewellyn. Among the young actors performing in these two productions are Sudbury residents Taylor Archambault, Wes Blake, Joanna Fidler, Emma Kubera, Andrew Liberman, and Paige Zimmermann.
The program’s older ensemble, made up of actors ages 14–23, will perform three musicals and two plays. Audiences will experience one of Shakespeare’s most joyful comedies at Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Tristan Burke; experience a small town’s journey to inclusion and acceptance at The Prom, directed by Julia Deter; dive into the heartbreaking true story of Leo Frank at Parade, directed by Chris Brindley; explore the power of teenage loneliness and community at Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Chris Brindley; and witness a family reckoning with their past at The Hills of California, directed by Stephanie Manning. Among the performers starring in these four productions are Sudbury residents Sidney Bennett, Lucy Immonen, Stella McEvoy, Kenly Murray, Peyton Murray, Bea Pestka, Ellie Pestka, and Marcy Zarembok.
Tickets are available at westondramaworkshop.org, and questions can be directed to the box office at 781-768-7070. All performances are held at Regis College’s air-conditioned Fine Arts Center.
The remaining performance schedule is as follows:
High School Musical: Saturday, July 18 @ 10:30am; Monday, July 20 @ 7:00pm;
Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:00pm; Thursday, July 23 @ 10:30am; Saturday, July 25 @
10:30am
James and the Giant Peach: Friday, July 17 @ 5:00pm; Sunday, July 19 @
10:30am; Tuesday, July 21 @ 10:30am; Wednesday, July 22 @ 10:30am; Wednesday,
July 22 @ 5:00pm; Friday, July 24 @ 5:00pm
Dear Evan Hansen: Wednesday, July 15 @ 8:00pm; Monday, July 20 @
9:00pm; Wednesday, July 22 @ 8:00pm
Parade: Thursday, July 16 @ 8:00pm; Saturday, July 18 @ 8:00pm; Sunday,
July 19 @ 2:00pm; Friday, July 24 @ 8:00pm; Saturday, July 25 @ 2:00pm
The Prom: Friday, July 17 @ 8:00pm; Saturday, July 18 @ 2:00pm; Sunday, July
19 @ 7:00pm; Thursday, July 23 @ 8:00pm; Saturday, July 25 @ 8:00pm
Much Ado About Nothing: Thursday, July 16 @ 7:00pm; Saturday, July 18 @
7:30pm; Sunday, July 19 @ 7:30pm; Tuesday, July 21 @ 7:30pm; Friday, July 24 @
7:00pm; Saturday, July 25 @ 1:00pm (All performances are sold out; in-person waitlist
available)
The Hills of California: Friday, July 17 @ 7:00pm; Saturday, July 18 @ 2:30pm;
Sunday, July 19 @ 2:30pm; Wednesday, July 22 @ 9:00pm; Thursday, July 23 @
7:00pm; Saturday, July 25 @ 5:00pm (All performances are sold out; in-person waitlist
available)
[All Images: Weston Drama Workshop. Feature Image: Emma Kubera, Andrew Liberman, Paige Zimmermann, Taylor Archambault, Joanna Fidler, Wes Blake. Image 2: Lucy Immonen, Stella McEvoy, Marcy Zarembok, Peyton Murray, Sidney Bennett, Ellie Pestka, Kenly Murray, Bea Pestka.]