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Love Song, this year's WATA submission for METG Festival

Love Song’s simplicity succeeds at METG competition

Mahi Kandage, Sports Editor Mar 7, 2018

Each year, Westford Academy Theater Arts presents a new, under forty minute play to submit to the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild festival competition. The cast and crew this year presented Love Song, by John Kolvenbach. The short play with its comedic elements is a sharp contrast from some of...

WATA disqualified from METG for overtime performance

WATA disqualified from METG for overtime performance

Varshini Ramanathan, Sports Editor Mar 23, 2017

  On Saturday, March 18th, Westford Academy Theater Arts presented Caryl Churchill's play Fen at the Massachusetts Education Theater Guild state semi-final, but their performance went just past the time limit and was disqualified from the competition. The entire performance was required...

A promotional poster for the play

Dead Man’s Cell Phone calls WA Thursday

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Feb 25, 2016

On Thursday, February 25th, Westford Academy Theater Arts (WATA) will present "Dead Man's Cell Phone". This play will also be shown in the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) Festival, a competition for high school theater productions. WATA will be presenting "Dead Man's Cell Phone" on...

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Asher Lev wins finals

Apr 1, 2014
For the sixth time in seven years, Westford Academy Theater Arts has won the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild Festival. This past weekend, WATA placed at the festival for the fifth year in a row with the production of My Name is Asher Lev.
Crew members prepare the set during their "tech-in" hour"

Sonia Flew all the way to finals

Mar 25, 2013

By Jenny Watts Staff Writer After months of hard work, dedication, and sleepless nights, Westford Academy Theater Arts production of Sonia Flew became one of three winners at the Massachusetts Theater Guild's State Final Competition. This event took place at the John Hancock Building's Back...