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The poster of 24 Hours-AM.

Seniors present production of 24 Hours-AM

Grace Hsu, Staff Writer Feb 6, 2023

The Black Box production of 24 Hours-AM will be performed on Feb. 7, 8, and 9 at 7 p.m. and on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Room 109. Directed by seniors TJ Bonica, Audrey Masterson, and Colby Murphy, the play is a dramedy, a combination of a drama and comedy, collection of twelve scenes that features...

WA's newest treat: The Gingerbread Lady

WA’s newest treat: The Gingerbread Lady

Mahi Kandage, Author Mar 20, 2017

Westford Academy Theater Arts’s newest production, The Gingerbread Lady, opens on March 22, at 3:00 PM. Although it is a Black Box show, it takes place on the mainstage in the WA performing arts center. The Gingerbread Lady will perform 6 times, on three different dates, March 22, 23, and 24th. Show...

Ride is directed by senior Emily Trantanella

Ride drives into WA black box

Ben Walker, Managing Editor Oct 27, 2016

On Thursday, October 27th at 3pm, another Black Box theater production, Ride, will hit the stage. The production by Eric Lane will be directed by WA senior Emily Trantanella. According to Trantanella, the play follows the journey of three teenagers on a road trip, and the deeper issues of their...

A snowed-in plane.

Shooting Star is on the Horizon

May 10, 2015
Westford Academy Theater Arts wraps up its fourth and final season with the romantic comedy Shooting Star, written by Steven Dietz.
Cast of Leaves

“Leaves” a dazzling part of the fall foliage

Oct 30, 2014

By Michael Tricca Staff Writer Theatre season is in its full prime, and the fruit it bears is ripe and bursting with flavor. Alongside the main musical of  In the Heights, is the student-directed Black Box drama Leaves, written by Lucy Caldwell.  Black Box productions are special opportunities...

Freshmen lead new Black Box

Oct 28, 2013

By Lauren CullenManaging Editor Other Desert Cities will be performed by members of Westford Academy Theater Arts in the Black Box this month. The play is centered around Brooke Wyeth, who is returning from the East Coast back to her family's home in California. She joins her brother Trip,...

"A Feminine Ending"

A Feminine Ending is music to our ears

Apr 1, 2013

By Anastasha Echavarri News Editor In a world where society dictates the actions of even the most unique individuals, it is often hard to find a happy medium where one is able to achieve their dreams while following the designated rules of society. In the play "A Feminine Ending", a young...

Clockwise from the left is Overington, Lawlor, Miller, Sawosik, Rendall,  Shea (a sign in her place), Brandon Jurewicz, and Downey (center).

Actors discuss upcoming black box show

Dec 12, 2012

By Amy Keum Staff Writer Westford Academy Theater Arts is set to present the second black box production of the year, Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, directed by WA senior Alexa Overington. The comedy revolves around an unlikely group of strangers who come together when they...