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The Conflict by Wade Bradford

Directed by Maddie Cook

A very amusing explanation of how we crave stories in which the protagonist experiences all kinds of hardship. Conflict won the “Page to Stages” competition at the Repertory East Playhouse in Santa Clarita, CA.

An Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang

Directed by Jade Doucette

Having casually wandered onstage, George is informed that one of the actors, Eddie, has been in an auto accident and he must replace him immediately. Apparently no one is sure of what play is being performed but George (costumed as Hamlet) seems to find himself in the middle of a scene from Private Lives, surrounded by such luminaries as Sarah Siddons, Dame Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. As he fumbles through one missed cue after another the other actors shift to Hamlet, then a play by Samuel Beckett, and then a climactic scene from what might well be A Man for All Seasons—by which time the disconcerted George has lost all sense of contact with his fellow performers. Yet, in the closing moments of the play, he rises to the occasion and finally says the right lines, whereupon make-believe suddenly gives way to reality as the executioner’s axe (meant for Sir Thomas Moore) instead sends poor George to oblivion—denying him a well-earned curtain call.

Blackbox Teens is a student group for grades 7-12 that meets regularly to work on their theatrical skills, both performance and technical and take on projects in the Schoolhouse building. They have several productions per year that include cabarets, such as Truly Talented Kids and one act plays that are fully student produced, where the students write, direct, design, act, along with all the other technical aspects that go into a show. The Black Box Teens focus on their theatrical education, all while forming friendships and having fun. For more information, please email us at info@schoolhousearts.org.

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