CRLS Drama Students Advance to State Finals of METG Drama Festival with Original Student-Created Play
The Light She Gave is an original, devised play created by the cast all of whom were members of the fall CRLS Play Creation class. This group of students started with a question (“What is truth? And how do you know it to be true?) and worked with passion, commitment, patience, and a collaborative spirit to create a one-act play that was performed for the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild Festival, The Massachusetts High School Collaborative Theater Festival and at CRLS.
The story follows three female characters, all in various stages of their lives, who take their lives into their own hands, finding or re-discovering their own “light”. They are tied together by the occurrence of a storm, paired with the aid of the character, “Light”, as they all find renewal in their lives.
The following students were recognized for excellence in Acting and Scenic Design from festival adjudicators.
- Excellence in Acting: Micaela Leon Perdomo, Jesse Pellman, Pascal Beckert-McGirr, Lior Shavit, Jemma Kepner & Lily Winston-Grob
- Excellence in Theatrical Design: Anita Cuddihy, Anya Cunningham, Lucas Guzmán-Finn,
- Eli Levitt, Adlin Loud, Anouk Noblett, Sarah Valiante
- Excellence in Projection Design: Lucas Guzmán-Finn
- Excellence in Costume Design: Pia Costello, Stella Engel-Werman, Nora Gallant Green, Lucy Messineo-Witt
The CRLS Drama Company performed The Light She Gave for the final time on Saturday, March 24th in John Hancock Hall, Back Bay Performance Center as part of the State Finals of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Festival.