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Darrow To Host Winter One-Act Plays And Art Gallery Reception

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On Friday, March 1, at 7:30 pm and Saturday, March 2, at 3:30 pm the Darrow Theater Workshop will present its traditional winter production of one-act plays. Both performances will take place in the Darrow School Theater and are free and open to the public.
According to Will McGreal, Darrow’s Director of Performing Arts, this year’s one-acts include seven individual plays – three directed by students – expressing a range of comedic and dramatic themes. The themes include a melodramatic work about swimming the English Channel, the chance meeting of two Holocaust survivors, two best friends coming to terms over preparing food for a party, a flip-flop of celebrity and fan club personalities, a sweet turn in a relationship at a bookstore, a strange mix of opinions about the future and a surreal look at time travel. This season’s production will include a few musical numbers to liven the evening’s entertainment.
“Student directors will use the skills they honed in last year’s Scene Study class to direct three of this year’s plays,” said McGreal, who produced the plays along with faculty member Andrew Barnett, Music Program Director. “They are in charge of everything from script analysis, to set design, to rehearsals. The Directors’ efforts are complemented by other student positions, such as the artistic designer, lighting designer, costume crew manager and production manager.”
Local Darrow students participating in the production include Julia Reynolds ’14 of Richmond, MA, Maia Beckwith ’15 of Stephentown, NY, Dan Cavanaugh ’14 of Slingerlands, NY, Oakley Frost ’15 of Dalton, MA, Nat Gable ’13 of Castleton, NY, Maria Laureyns ’14 of Pittsfield, MA, Noa Naftali ’13 of New Lebanon, NY, and Ben Warren ’13 and Zac Warren ’14 of Lee, MA.
In conjunction with the plays, Darrow’s Joline Arts Center will host a free reception and exhibition of student artwork, by students in classes that include digital photography, drawing, painting, 3d design, and furniture design. The reception and exhibition will be open on Friday, March 1, from 6:30 to 7:25 pm. The Joline Arts Center’s galleries will also be open following Saturday’s performance, beginning at 4:30 pm.
For more information, please call 518-794-6000.