ROCKPORT — The New England Drama Festival, this week 4/20-4/22, in the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills Regional High School.

Sponsored by the New England Drama Council, this annual event involves two schools from each of four New England states and more than 250 high school students. The primary purpose of this festival is to showcase the best high school drama from New England and to give dedicated young performers the opportunity to see the best work of others who have the same passion for the stage. 

The NEDF includes workshops and student forums to further theatre education and foster discussion of theatre among the attending students and directors.

The schedule of plays is:

Thursday Evening Performances 6:30pm

         Kingswood High School - Starcrossed Lovers

         Bishop Hendricken High School -The Great Pirate Election of 1706

         Friday Afternoon Performances 2:30pm

         Milton High School - Circus Fire

         Windham High School - A Reason to Live

         Friday Evening Performances 6:30pm

         Peoples Academy High School - Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll & Hyde Play

         Yarmouth High School - Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers

         Saturday Morning Performances 10:00am

         Ellsworth High School - Marie Antoinette

         Saint Raphael Academy - In the Forests of the Night