April 20-22, 2017
at Norwood High School,
245 Nichols Street, Norwood MA 02062
Norwood Host Director: John Quinn, email
Registration & Scheduling Coordinator: Pete Tarsi email
Participants: Click for 2017 NEDF Packet.
Co-hosted by Norwood and Attleboro high schools, the three-day New England Theatre Festival 2017 is focused on the celebration of theatre, running from Thursday, April 20th through Saturday, April 22nd.
Ticket Information
Tickets will be available at the door. There should be plenty of room for family and friends, so please invite them to come support you! Pricing will be as follows:
- Any Block of 2 Shows: $6
- Thursday, 4 Shows: $10
- Friday, 6 Shows: $15
- Saturday, 2 Shows: $6
- Full Festival Ticket, 12 Shows: $25
Performance schedule
THURSDAY, 4/20/2017
9:00a | Tech: A – Norwood MA |
10:00a | Tech: B – Joseph Case MA |
11:00a | Tech: C – St. Raphael RI |
12:00n | Tech: D – Coventry RI |
12:30p | Lunch |
1:00p | Tech: E – Kinsella CT |
2:00p | Director Meeting |
2:00p | Student Introductory Forums |
2:30p | OPENING CEREMONY |
3:00p | SHOW #1 – St. Raphael, RI No Rhyme, No Reason (Then and Now) |
4:00p | SHOW #2 – Norwood, MA Pretty Theft |
5:00p | Student & Director Forums |
5:30p | Dinner |
5:45p | Tech: F – Coe Brown NH |
7:00p | SHOW #3 – Coventry, RI The Insanity of Mary Girard |
8:00p | SHOW #4 – Coe-Brown, NH Medea |
9:00p | Student & Director Forums |
9:30p | Entertainment / Social Time |
10:00p | End of day |
FRIDAY, 4/21/2017
7:45a | Tech: G – Milton VT |
8:00a | NEDC Business Meeting |
8:00a | Breakfast |
8:45a | Tech: H — Essex VT |
10:00a | SHOW #5 – Milton, VT Poe’s Midnight Dreary |
11:00a | SHOW #6 – Kinsella Magnet, CT Antigone |
12:00n | Student & Director Forums |
12:30p | Lunch |
12:45p | Tech: I – John Stark NH |
1:00p | Workshop 1 |
1:45p | Tech: J – Joel Barlow CT |
2:00p | Workshop 2 |
3:00p | SHOW #7 – Essex, VT The Boy at the Edge of Everything |
4:00p | SHOW #8 – John Stark, NH She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition |
5:00p | Student & Director Forums |
5:30p | Dinner |
5:45p | Tech: K – Falmouth ME |
7:00p | SHOW #9 – Joel Barlow, CT Rashomon |
8:00p | SHOW #10 – Falmouth, ME The Little Foxes |
9:00p | Student & Director Forums |
9:30p | Entertainment / Social Time |
10:30p | End of day |
SATURDAY, 4/22/2017
8:00a | Breakfast / NEDC Open Meeting for all directors |
8:00a | Student Congress Meeting |
8:30a | Tech: L – Lee Academy ME |
10:00a | SHOW #11 – Joseph Case, MA Scenes from The White Snake |
11:00a | SHOW #12 – Lee Academy, ME The Unknown Part of the Ocean |
12:00n | Student & Director Forums |
12:30p | Banquet |
2:00p | Closing Ceremony |
3:00p | Festival ends |
Directions
- From Maine: Take I-95 South into Massachusetts and around Boston
- From New Hampshire: Take either I-93 South or U.S. Route 3 South to I-95 South
- From Vermont: Take I-89 South to I-93 South to I-95 South* OR Take I-91 South to I-90 East to I-95 South
- From Rhode Island & S.E. Connecticut: Take I-95 North into Massachusetts
- From Central & Western Connecticut: Take I-84 East to I-90 East to I-95 South
- From I-95 South
- Take Exit 16B and merge onto MA-109 W / High St.
- In 2.0 miles, turn left onto Pond St.
- In 0.7 miles, turn left onto Clapboardtree St.
- In 0.2 miles, turn right onto Winter St.
- In 1.2 miles, slight right onto Shattuck Park Rd.
- In 0.2 miles, turn right at the first cross street onto Nicholas St.
- In 0.2 miles, Norwood High School will be on the right.
- From I-95 North
- Take exit 11B to merge onto Neponset St. toward Norwood
- In 1.8 miles, enter the traffic circle and take the second exit onto Nahatan St.
- In 1.2 miles, turn left onto Nichols St.
- In 0.7 miles, Norwood High School will be on the right