Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Spring 2011]
April 22, 2011 – 8:18 am |

Norwood High School Drama  presents Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running April 29th and 30th and again May 6th and 7th at 7pm at Norwood’s Savage Center.

Gods mix with mortals, a feuding king and queen unleash magical practical jokes on one another, spells yield improbable love affairs, and a band of comical tradesmen wander into an enchanted wood and are transformed in the most unlikely ways in Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring comedy.

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Amadeus [Fall 2011]
June 24, 2011 – 2:00 pm |
Amadeus [Fall 2011]

Norwood High School Drama presents Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, running November 17, 18, 19, 20 at 7pm inaugurating Norwood High School’s new Auditorium.

Inspired by the relationship between composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival Antonio Salieri, Amadeus is a tale of passion, genius, and jealousy set in 18th century Vienna. The winner of the Tony Award for best play and the Oscar for Best Picture, Peter Shaffer’s monumental play is part melodrama, part history, part imaginative speculation.

Salieri, a mediocre but passionate and ..read more

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Spring 2011]
April 22, 2011 – 8:18 am |
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream [Spring 2011]

Norwood High School Drama  presents Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running April 29th and 30th and again May 6th and 7th at 7pm at Norwood’s Savage Center.

Gods mix with mortals, a feuding king and queen unleash magical practical jokes on one another, spells yield improbable love affairs, and a band of comical tradesmen wander into an enchanted wood and are transformed in the most unlikely ways in Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring comedy.

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The Real Inspector Hound [Winter 2011]
February 7, 2011 – 5:00 pm |
The Real Inspector Hound [Winter 2011]

The Real Inspector Hound is a short, one-act play by Tom Stoppard. Two theatre critics — Moon and Birdboot — watch, and then become participants in a country house murder mystery, a whodunit.

Written by Tom Stoppard Directed by John Quinn* and Rick King*

The Body ………………………. Albert “AJ” Robinson

Moon…………………………….. Leo Blais

Birdboot…………………………. Eddie Lynch

Mrs. Drudge……………………. Amanda Bonaccorso

Simon …………………………… Phil Gustafson

Felicity …………………………… Lauren DeSilva

Cynthia …………………………. Katie Keefe

Magnus ………………………… Matt Foley

Inspector Hound …………….. Jimmy Flaherty

BBC Voice …………………….. John Lynch

 

Assistant Director ……………. Chris Little

Stage Management…………. ..read more

A Christmas Carol [Winter 2010]
December 17, 2010 – 6:57 am |
A Christmas Carol [Winter 2010]

Charles Dickens’ holiday classic A Christmas Carol.

Performances:

Friday, December 17 at 7pm Saturday, December 18 at 7pm Sunday, December 19 at 2pm Tuesday, December 21 at 7pm

Performances are held at Norwood’s Savage Center. Tickets available at the door: $5 for the general public and $4 for students/seniors. Students enter free with the donation of a canned good for the Norwood Food Pantry.

The same company of actors will present Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol on December 17, 18, 19 and 21.

Questions? Contact the ..read more

Marley’s Ghost
November 3, 2010 – 2:27 pm |
Marley’s Ghost

Marley’s Ghost, by Jeff Goode, is a brilliant prequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Dark and comic, the holiday ghost story conveys a message of hope and forgiveness for us all, picking up right after Scrooge’s partner Marley dies, following the stingy, cruel Marley into the afterlife, where he learns the true meaning of life.

Performances:

Thursday – Sunday November 18, 19, 20 at 7pm and Sunday, November 21 at 2pm.

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Sweeney Todd
November 3, 2010 – 2:24 pm |
Sweeney Todd

Norwood High School presents Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a musical thriller.

performances Friday Saturday Sunday Sept. 177pm Sept. 187pm Sept. 192pm Sept. 247pm Sept. 257pm Sept. 262pm

Performances are held at Norwood’s Savage Center. Tickets available at the door: $10 for the general public and $8 for students/seniors.

Questions? Contact the Norwood High School Fine Arts Department: 781-769-2333.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
June 15, 2010 – 2:21 pm |
Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Norwood High School presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile, a play written by Steve Martin in 1993, featuring the characters of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso and set in Montmartre, Paris on October 8, 1904.

Black Comedy and The White Liars
April 16, 2010 – 6:05 pm | One Comment

Dan Busler’s photographs are now available!

Norwood High School presents two one act comedies, Black Comedy and The White Liars by Peter Shaffer. Black Comedy is a light, short, fun farce that focuses on an opportunistic young man facing one of the most important evenings of his life, the night in which he is to meet both the tyrannical father of his fiancée and a millionaire patron of the arts capable of making his career. On the big night, a ..read more

Thanksgiving Rocks – Comedy Variety Show
November 8, 2009 – 7:50 pm |
Thanksgiving Rocks – Comedy Variety Show

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka
July 29, 2009 – 5:37 pm |
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka A Norwood Drama production Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Tim McDonald Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Directed by John Quinn

In this oh-so-sweet musical for all ages based on Roald Dahl’s children’s novel, candy-maker Willy Wonka and troupes of Ooompa Loompas give Charlie Bucket and four other Golden Ticket winners the tour of a lifetime in the fantastical chocolate factory. Charlie, Grandpa Joe, ..read more