Troupe #355 - Duxbury, Massachusetts
"Act well your part; there all the honour lies." - Alexander Pope

DUXBURY DRAMA

Mission Statement

Duxbury High School Drama (Thespian Troupe #355) is a welcoming and vibrant community of theatre artists that prides itself in providing opportunities for students to grow as actors, designers, directors, and playwrights through nine annual student-driven productions, workshops, field trips, and membership in theatre organizations locally (Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild), nationally, and internationally (International Thespian Society).

Our Shows

Duxbury High School's Theatre Program offers a diverse range of performance opportunities for students of all experience levels and interests. In a typical year, we produce nine shows: the Fall Tournament of Plays (three one-acts), the Musical, the METG State Festival Play, a Full-Length Play, and the Spring Festival of Plays (three one-acts).In each production, there are opportunities for students to direct, act, design, build, or work on one of our many crews (stage/set, costumes, props, makeup/hair, lights, sound, publicity, ticketing, programs, archives, concessions, etc.)

Fall Tournament of Plays

Fall Tournament of Plays is our first production of the school year. It consists of three one-act plays: a freshman, sophomore, and junior show. Often, these plays are co-directed by senior theatre students and an adult director.Unlike our other productions, Fall Tournament of Plays is a competition. During each performance, there are three adult adjudicators or judges (either alumni or DPS staff) who provide feedback on the actors' voice, physicality, believability, and character development. Their feedback is used to determine the All-Star Actor award winners and the overall winning show. Students also have the opportunity to earn recognition through the Director's Choice awards, which are given to students who demonstrate exceptional work ethic and sportsmanship throughout the rehearsal process and competition.Auditions: first 1-2 weeks of school
Performances: late October or early November

Musical

Most glorious of all; our widest audience and widest cast. We put on the Musical after hundreds of hours of practice and work from all sides, cast AND crew. Usually from mainstream media, our shows are the greatest attraction for the drama club in the spring. The Musical happens in Late January or Early February.

States

The state of Massachusetts has an Educational Theatre Guild which holds a yearly contest. METG is a statewide competition, and is a contest of which schools put on the best production. Duxbury has put on a variety of shows over the past many years, and will continue to take part for years to come.

Full Length

Every spring, the Drama Club puts on a full length show, usually about an hour. Our full length show is usually comedic, but occasionally we have had more emotional theatrical experiences. Full length is directed by a senior who stands up to the challenge of directing everyone. The show usually has a good amount of actors from every grade, freshman through senior.

Spring Fest

Almost exactly like Fall Fest, but in the late spring to early summer. Instead, no specific grade wins and the three different shows are made up of actors from all grades (9-12). Awards are also given out at this show.

Theatre Arts Teacher & Thespian Troupe Director

Work Night Assistant & Choreographer

Technical Director

Megan McGrail - President

Charlie Connell - Vice President

Kenzie Shotz - Secretary

Sam Cotter - Treasurer

Col Clancy - Stage Manager

Nat Maw - Lighting

Ali Dimler - Sound

Alec Lowry - Props

Salem Zubiate - House and Lobby

Alexis Rafoth - Programs

Garnett Segall - Fundraising

Beckett Woolley - Archives

Sophia Barrett - Makeup

Quinn Earle - Costumes

Ky Nash - Publicity

Dedication

This website is dedicated to Darin MacFarlane, who worked with the Duxbury Drama Club for many decades and provided a safe, welcoming environment for many students interested in theatre. He helped the club flourish and installed a respect for theatre in Duxbury. Darin was the advisor of the club for years, and recently retired.

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Please make sure to keep evidence of purchase and bring it to the ticket table. Tickets are also available at the table 30 minutes before the shows start.