“Our Town” coming to Watertown
WHS to stage Thornton Wilder classic Oct. 24-25
Raider Times photo / Sara Fulton
Alexander Harrison (on stage) performs his audition while director Beth Peters (left) takes notes during tryouts for “Our Town” at Watertown High School on Sept. 12, 2014. Harrison was awarded one of the leads for the fall play, which will be performed on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25.
October 17, 2014
As the new school year starts to get into swing, so do all the clubs at the high school. The theater club at Watertown High School has been active as of late, and is already starting to produce the fall play.
Nareg Kalaydjian (on stage) jokes with director Beth Peters (left) and fellow students before auditioning for “Our Town” on Sept. 15, 2014. Watertown High School’s fall play will be performed on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25.
This year’s fall play production is the classic “Our Town,” written in 1938 by Thornton Wilder. It depicts the lives of two families in the fictional small town of Grover’s Corners, N.H.
The play revolves around three main characters, George Gibbs (played by Alexander Harrison) and Emily Webb (played by Zoe Grodsky), neighbors who grow up together in Grover’s Corners and eventually get married; and the Stage Manager (played by Asher Harris), who narrates the play within itself and gives backgrounds on each character from time to time.
Brianna Hache (on stage) gets into the moment during auditions for “Our Town” on Sept. 12, 2014, while director Beth Peters (left) takes notes and other students listen and wait their turn. Watertown High School’s fall play will be performed on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25.
The fall play will be performed in the WHS auditorium on Friday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 25, with both shows starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8, but only $7 for Watertown students and teachers, and will be available at the door.
–Oct. 17, 2014–
