Theatre students in Tri-City high schools this week will vie for a chance to represent School District 43 at a provincial competition next spring.
And the public can see them perform their one-act plays at METFest, happening Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Heritage Woods secondary school (1300 David Ave., Port Moody) at 7 p.m.
Paul Moniz de Sa (Vancouver Playhouse, National Arts Centre and Charlottetown Festival) will adjudicate shows offered by eight schools: Port Moody, Pinetree, Riverside, Archbishop Carney, Centennial, Heritage Woods, Gleneagle and Terry Fox secondaries.
Riverside’s River’s Edge Theatre, under the direction of Nicole Roberge, will present an adaptation of the 1915 work by Edgar Lee Masters, A Spoon River Anthology, with live music.
Meanwhile, the Best Players company at Dr. Charles Best secondary (2626 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam) will host their own one-act play festival this week featuring Unmasked, This Is A Test, Scapino, Baby and Me Among Them.
The Best performances run until Saturday, starting at 7 p.m.; tickets at $10/$8 are at the door.
