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The RSS Drama class will be heading to the Coast in May to represent the region at the Provincial Drama Fest. The 27 students will be performing their self-produced play Family. They are also doing a bottle drive on Saturday. Arne Petryshen photo
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RSS to represent region at drama fest ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
The RSS drama class is having a bottle drive this weekend to raise funds for their upcoming trip to the Provincial Drama Fest. The class was asked to represent the region after taking part in the West Kootenay Drama Fest. There they received the award for Best Ensemble work and two Excellence in
Acting awards for their self-written play Family. Drama teacher Lisa Henderson said the class is excited about the trip. She said the students in the class work very well together and is comprised of about half grade 8 and 9 students and half 11 and 12 students. The content for the play first came about two years ago, when Henderson asked her then class to submit their personal family stories. “The stories are anything that comes
up in families, and a lot of it is auto-biographical,� Henderson said, adding that the class two years ago had performed it in its first version, but there were no provincial or even regional festivals to take it to. “We then had the opportunity to revamp it (this year) and expand it,� she said. The first time around, Henderson had only 16 students in the class, this year she has 28. So they added new stories and changed old stories. There is one student there from the original
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cast, Maddie Taylor-Greygg who is codirecting with Marlon Heraud, as well as acting in the play. Taylor-Gregg said it’s just exciting to be headed to an event on the provincial level. “This is the first time I’ve done any sort of competition at this level,� she said. Heraud agreed. “I’m excited about how we get to
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