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ELLSWORTH — The Lisbon High School Drama Club recently competed in the state wide 2019 MPA One Act competitions. In order to perform in the competition, drama programs must have a 35-minute performance, which is graded on numerous aspects by theater professionals as judges.
In preparation for this year’s competition, Lisbon High School Theatre Arts classes and the Independent Costuming class began working on the one act production “Scenes from The White Snake” in September.
After completing a formal analysis of the play and many hours of research, the 35-minute version was ready to be cast in December. Countless hours were spent in rehearsal, building and painting the set and creating 37 “Song Dynasty” costumes, six elaborate puppets, as well as many detailed properties. The Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine kindly visited the students and provided feedback and advice during the rehearsal process.
The Drama Club competed in the regional competition March 9 at Thornton Academy in Saco. Although the competition was fierce, Lisbon emerged victorious. Regional Festival All Cast Awards were awarded to Ben Duquette, Ailiah French and Geoffrey Shambarger. Special Judges Commendations were awarded to Kierra Bouchard for Puppet Design and Construction, Jenny Dong for Costume Design, LHS Costuming Class for Costume Construction, Liz Currie and Hunter McKellick for Drumming, Emily Chase and Leigh Walls for Choreography, and Nick Eastman for Projection.
Although the club had earned the regional title, members knew they needed to make some minor improvements to the show based on feedback from the judges at the Thornton Academy competition. Coach Jennifer Fox evaluated the feedback and made both technical and dramatic adjustments to the show. The cast and crew rehearsed tirelessly in preparation for the state championship
LHS Drama performed “Scenes from The White Snake” March 23 at the Class B Maine Drama Festival State One Act competition at Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth. Nine schools competed over two days with each school being graded in the categories of acting, technical and staging. With a near-perfect performance, Lisbon won the competition with a score of 296 out of a possible 300 and will represent Maine at the New England Theatre Festival in Cranston, R.I. in April. State Festival All Cast awards were given to Emily Chase, Kierra Bouchard, Cameron Goslin and Austin Lachapelle. Special judges commendations were awarded to Kierra Bouchard for puppet design and construction, Emily Chase and Leigha Walls for choreography, Geoffrey Shambarger, Ben Duquette and Aliah French for excellence in narration, Xin Yi Jenny Dong for costume design/dramaturgy, and Chris Roupe, Liz Currie and Hunter McKellick for live instrumentation.
Lisbon High School Drama members are Geoffrey Shambarger, Ben Duquette, Aliah French, Emily Chase, Kierra Bouchard, Austin Lachapelle, Cam Goslin, Liz Currie, Alex Cole, Sam Cordner, Xin Yi Jenny Dong, Amber Soucy, Celeste Brissette, Jaden Burnham, Brooke Cossar, Abby Cunningham, Johanna Kenney, Megan Libby, Abby Lucas, Amelia Mooney, Megan Ross, Courtney Sargent, Samantha Sitarz, Leigha Walls, Liz Currie, Xin Yi Jenny Dong, Kierra Bouchard, Emily Chase, Leigha Walls, Ashley Green, Katie Tibbetts, Nick Eastman, Chris Roupe, Hunter McKellick, Grace Tibbetts and Cody Pesce. Jennifer Fox serves as director, and Selena Cordner as assistant director.
