This Year's Plays:
1. Drama Geeks (by Bradley Hayward)
Synopsis
Nine over-dramatic high school students gather on a bare stage. They've been invited by a cheeky narrator who poses a question that has confused actors for generations: To be or not to be? When knowing the answer becomes the difference between chic and geek, the stakes are raised and tempers begin to flare. A couple of jokers in the tech booth add light and sound effects to the mix and it becomes every actor for themselves. Will this ensemble figure things out before it's time to raise the curtain? Nobody knows, but Shakespeare is on the edge of his seat...
Cast List:
Actor |
Role |
Emma Teneycke | Narrator |
Nicole Hedley | Narrator |
Kaela Patton | Actor 1 |
Keith Belcourt | Actor 2 |
Era Caushie | Actor 3 |
Mya Desmarais | Actor 4 |
Kahrina Cameron | Actor 5 |
Ethan Thomson | Actor 6 |
Sydney Morrison | Actor 7 |
Nic Lachappelle | Actor 8 |
Owen Easton | Actor 9 |
Tech Crew:
Crew Member |
Position |
Sierra Unick | Stage Manager |
| Set Design |
Shane Toma | Sound |
Sierra Unick | Lights |
| Stage Crew |
2. Spoiler Alert
(by Bradley Hayward)
Synopsis
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. When a loud mouth in the front row gives away the shocking conclusion to this story, the rest of the audience begins to question their motives. Is it better to know how a story ends or experience each surprise as it comes? As this debate wages on, Jack and Jill suddenly realize they have wasted their entire lives fetching water. While Jack considers climbing a beanstalk, Jill ponders what her life would be like on the other side of the footlights. How this story turns out is anybody's guess. Spoiler alert: it's not how you'd expect!
Cast List:
Actor |
Role |
Marisa Desmarais | Jill |
Austin Jennings-Plante | Jack |
Cassidy Cross | Gladys |
Paxtyn Kruger | Shirley |
Luc Gendreau | Lou |
Tech Crew:
Crew Member |
Position |
Abby Unrau | Stage Manager |
| Set Design |
Abby Unrau | Sound |
Sierra Unick | Lights |
| Stage Crew |
Directed By: Erin Graas
Performances:
- Dessert Theatre (at Yorkton Regional High School) - March 10
Shows start at 7:00pm with Dessert to follow
Tickets: $15
- Regional Drama Festival (at Sacred Heart High School) - March 17 - 19 at 7:00 for $5
- Performance (at Yorkton Regional High School) - May 3
Show starts at 7:30pm
Tickets: $5
(All proceeds to support Skylar Obuck and the STARS Air Ambulance)
- Provincial Drama Festival (at Riddell Centre Theatre, University of Regina) - May 5 - 7
Region 4 Drama Festival Awards:
Award |
Recipient |
Best Overall Production | Drama Geeks |
Best Technical Production | Drama Geeks |
Bob Hinitt Technical Performance Award | Sierra Unick, Drama Geeks |
Mary Ellen Burgis Award (Runner Up) |
Keith Belcourt, Drama Geeks |
Best Stage Manager (Runner Up) | Abigail Unrau, Spoiler Alert |
Award of Merit for Acting Excellence |
Austin Jennings-Plante, Spoiler Alert |
Award of Merit for Acting Excellence |
Luc Gendreau, Spoiler Alert |
Award of Merit for Excellence in Technical Theatre |
Shane Toma, Drama Geeks |
Certificate of Merit for Acting Excellence |
Emme Teneycke, Drama Geeks |
Certificate of Merit for Acting Excellence |
Nicole Hedley, Drama Geeks |
Spirit of the Festival Award |
Austin Jennings-Plante, Spoiler Alert |
Spirit of the Festival Award |
Sidney Morrison, Drama Geeks |
Provincial Drama Festival Awards:
Award |
Recipient |
Acting Certificate of Merit |
Nicole Hedley, Drama Geeks |
Technical Certificate of Merit for Stage Management and Lights |
Sierra Unick, Drama Geeks |
Technical Certificate of Merit for Sound |
Skye Morrison, Drama Geeks |