ROCKPORT — This past weekend, 18 schools competed for the State Championship, and the honor of representing Maine at the New England Drama Festival, to be held at Camden Hills Regional HS in Rockport, April 23-25.

At the Class A Finals (at Bangor High School) Cape Elizabeth High School was the winner, and Bangor the runner-up. 

At the Class B Finals (at Stearns High School) Yarmouth was the winner and Lincoln Academy the runner-up. 

Yarmouth and Cape Elizabeth will represent Maine at the New England Festival.

Seventy-eight schools competed in the Regionals March 6-7 with 18 schools advancing to the two finals. Approximately 3,000 students participate in the annual event.

FESTIVAL CAST for Class B

School Production Role Performer (alphabetical)

Cheverus The Dark Tower 

Deer Isle Stonington Dogg’s Hamlet

MDI The Dancers      

Lisbon A Doll’s House  

Central The Meadow Crabby   

Yarmouth Scenes from Epic Proportions 

MCI The Orphan Train  

Stearns Booby Trap

Monmouth The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World 

Lincoln The Trojan Women 

JUDGES’ COMMENDATIONS for Class B

Cheverus Costume Design to Emily Duff in The Dark Tower

Deer Isle Stonington Ensemble Award to the Cast of Dogg’s Hamlet

Scenic Design to Angela Haith in The Dark Tower

Sound Design to Patrick Sullivan in The Dark Tower

The Troup Award for Overall Production & Accommodation to the Cast and Crew of Dogg’s Hamlet

MDI Sound Design to Max Corman and Jacob Sanner in The Dancers Set Design to Conor Crandall in The Dancers, Evocative Use of Practical Lighting to Emilia Cullen in The Dancers

Lisbon Set Design and Construction to the Theatre Arts Class at LHS in A Doll’s House, Costume Design & Construction to the Theatre Arts Class at LHS in A Doll’s House

Central  Ensemble for the Daffodil Chorus to Elsie Chambers, Brittany Emerson, Emily Fraser-Read, Anna Snow, Mackenzie Willard in The Meadow

Yarmouth Stage Management to Phillip Chowdry in Scenes from Epic Proportions, Original Music to Karl Munroe in Scenes from Epic Proportions, Sound Design to Ben Dow in Scenes from Epic Proportions, Dance Choreography to Meredith Coolidge in Scenes from Epic Proportions, Set Design & Construction to Technical Theatre Class at YHS in Scenes from Epic Proportions

MCI Set Painting, Pictures & Props to the Tech Theatre Class in The Orphan Train, Costume Design to Elspeth Taylor & Caroline Hanson in The Orphan Train

Stearns Lighting Design to Chris Brown in Booby Trap

Monmouth To the Deck Crew of Luke Thombs, Ben Larson, Duncan Gahagan-Grant, Jon Marsh, Nick Menice, Taylor Spadafora in The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World

Lincoln Set Design to the Cast & Crew in The Trojan Women

CLASS B

Final Ranking

1.     Yarmouth

2.     Lincoln Academy

3      Lisbon

4      Deer Isle - Stonington

5.     Stearns

6.     Mount Desert Island

7.     Maine Central Institute

8.     Central

9.     Monmouth Academy

10.   Cheverus