Theatre students at Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary will represent the school district next spring at the Sears BC Drama Festival.
This month’s MetFest resulted in The CT Project being picked as the outstanding production. The original piece was devised and performed by 45 students.
Juvie by Archbishop Carney regional secondary school, also in PoCo, was named an alternate along with Terry Fox secondary’s 5 Women Wearing the Same Dress.
The cast and crew from those shows are invited to the provincial festival, taking place in April at Douglas College in New Westminster; they will also perform if The CT Project withdraws, said Riverside teacher Nicole Roberge.
At the 2015 fest, the SD43 reps Terry Fox secondary clinched two provincial awards: Outstanding Ensemble Work and Outstanding Production Design and Execution, for its show Women and Wallace.
Directed by Fox drama teacher Dan Tilsley, the cast included: Adam Bach, Moriah Davey, Vanessa Locke, Hailey Kragelj, Sam Stouten, Laura Carpentier, Sydney Scott, Natalia Dziekciowski and Lakeerrah Roseman.
BE A BUDDY
Teens are needed to volunteer with Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library next year to help little ones learn about literacy.
Students in grades 8 to 12 are required to mentor children in kindergarten to Grade 3 and assist with their reading skills.
To apply, pick up an application form at the Mary Hill Road library. Teens can choose to take part on Tuesdays (Jan. 12 to Feb. 16) and/or Thursdays (Jan. 14 to Feb. 18) from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Meanwhile, parents wanting to register their young ones for a reading buddy can also pick up an application form at the library. Call 604-927-7999 or visit fvrl.ca.
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