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Sears Drama Festival

Once again this year, Woodroffe HS hosted the 2010 Ottawa Distrist Sears Drama Festival on April 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th. Our festival stage managers were former student Matthieu Corriveau and current student Matthew Marshall who were assisted by lighting technicians VJ Mielke and Thomas Dawes, sound technician Alanna Fernet and photographer Laurence Facun.  Special thanks go out to our teachers Ms. Ruth Merkel, Ms. Christy Stanhope and Ms. Gunter-Woods, Mr. Dalton Cluff and our amazing custodial team for their time and effort in making this year's festival a success.  One exciting feature returning to the Ottawa festival after a long absence was its bilingual nature with bilingual MCs, a bilingual adjudicator Isabelle Beslisle and French language productions by two different French language boards.  
 
Congratulations goes out to the cast and crew of SHELLSHOCK , Woodroffe's entrant in this year's festival.  Shellshock, an original student play, explores the traumatic effects of war on an innocent civilian.  It's a story of love and faith, and of trying to survive whien if feels like there is nothing to live for.  Our special felicitations go out to Allie Grant as her acting  in the lead role as Melissa was given an  Award of Merit, and to Kelsey Hicks who also recieved an award of merit for her writing.  Kelsey's script has now been submitted for the provincial 2010 Wayne Fairhead New Play Award.  We wish her the best of luck.

Sears Drama Festival

The Sears Drama Festival shows on the 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th of April. Various schools will be presenting each evening at 7pm - 10pm in the auditorium at Woodroffe High School. Woodroffe High School will present "Shell Shocle" by a Woodroffe Student, Kelsey Hicks, on Tuesday, April 6th.

2nd Annual OCDSB Dance Showcase At Woodroffe High School - Thursday April 29, 2010

2nd Annual OCDSB Dance Showcase At Woodroffe High School

Thursday April 29, 2010

 
Please visit this link to register and select the workshops you would like to attend. Link
 

Hello Dolly!

Woodroffe High School will be showing yet another theatric production that will be ready to overwhelm the audience with their finesse. "Hello, Dolly!",  based on Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker", is one of Broadway's most beloved and entertaining musical comedies.  The story follows the adventures of the irrepressible Dolly Levi as she meddles her way to true happiness for all in her path when she decides "to rejoin the human race" after years creatively eking out a living alone.  This comic masterpiece has some poignant and powerful things to say about the celebration of life and there may be a misty moment or two amid the gales of laughter when Dolly sets out to embrace life, love and opportunity anew.  The audience will leave humming such memorable classics as "Before the Parade Passes By", "Put on Your Sunday Clothes", "It Only Takes a Moment", and, of course, "Hello, Dolly!".  More importantly, the audience may find they have been given a dose of fresh and infectious optimism.

Show Dates:
April 29, 2010  @7:30 pm
April 30, 2010  @9:30 am
May 1, 2010    @7:30 pm
May 2, 2010    @2:00 pm
 
Ticket prices:
$10 adults
$5  students

Sears Drama Festival

 
 
 
Once again Woodroffe High School will be hosting the Ottawa District Sears Drama Festival Tues. April 6th, Wed. April 7th, Fri. April 9th and Sat. April 10th at 7pm. This year schools from the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, the Ottawa Catholic School Board and the French Language School Board will be presenting one act plays of a variety of genres and styles. This year Woodroffe's own entry is a student written, student direct production of Shellshock, a post apocalyptic love story between a woman and her dead husband. Tickets are $5 a night or $7 for a four day festival pass and are available at the door.

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