April 2016
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End Of An Era For Durant High School Theatre
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By Kathy L. Collins The end of the professor, a founder 2015-2016 school year of a traveling acting is bittersweet for Durant group, an award High School’s Theatre winning play writer Department. While they and a technical get to put on the Mel director. Even Brooks’ production Mason’s daughter Young Frankenstein, spent four years in the Musical, they must the program. Mason also say good-bye to said, “I am proud of long time theatre all my students who teacher, Ed Mason. have allowed me to Mason has been be a part of their with Durant High lives. I truly love School since it opened them all and considin 1995. Mason has er them my kids.” had quite a run at Capping his Durant. Under his career with the protenure, they have production of Young duced over 80 shows Frankenstein, the After 21 years as Durant High School’s including Joseph and Theatre teacher, Ed Mason is retiring. Musical, Mason the Amazing Support him and the student actors as wanted to end on a they perform Young Frankenstein, the high note. Based on Technicolor Dream Musical. Coat, Funny Girl, Fools the movie of the and Beauty and the Beast. same name, Young Frankenstein, the Reflecting upon retirement, Mason Musical is filled with all of the madcap said, “I have more memories than I can moments that are present in the movie count. With productions and competitions, version with some catchy music to go my kids have excelled, and they have along with it. taught me as much as I have taught Young Frankenstein, the Musical will them. The legacy I wish to leave behind be performed Thursday, April 21; Friday, is that theatre is an outlet for creativity April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. with life skills.” Mason added, “I have tried Tickets are $10. Parents please note that to have the kids live by our troupe motto, this play may not be suitable for children ‘I will hold you up, I will not let you fall.’ under the age of 13. We have been there for each other all of You can also support Durant High these years. If I could put it into one senSchool’s Theatre by becoming a sponsor tence, it would be, work hard, have fun or donor as they raise funds to purchase and give the audience 150 percent.” wireless microphones for future producMason has had students go on to be tions. For more information, contact working actors in New York, a college Edward.mason@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
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