The bell lobby is filled with almost 600 people standing shoulder to shoulder, eagerly waiting for the doors of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to open. Decorations and photos of past performances line the walls and tables in the lobby. As time creeps closer to five o'clock, anticipation rises in smiling...

For the 2019-2020 WATA seasons, Theater Arts Director Michael Towers is introducing new concepts to change up the year. Unlike past years, Towers will open his fall season with a collection of ten-minute plays written by students. "So we are going to have an original play festival with 10 minute...

This is one of many in the Ghostwriter’s new series of 23 questions. This series will highlight the significance of our faculty and students, and the little things about them that we may not know. This week, the Ghostwriter had the chance to meet with Performing Arts Teacher Michael Towers, who shared...

Westford Academy students sophomore Andrew Dickey and senior Maia Cataldo have been selected as two of the five finalists for the 2016 Labute New Theater's Festival held in St. Louis, Missouri on July 9th. The contest is for one act plays by professionals and high school students, which will be judged...

By Kathleen McAleese Feature Editor Jillian Frankel, a senior at Westford Academy has been cast as the female lead of Eva Peron in the show Evita, the first season main stage production performed by Westford Academy Theater Arts. Having heard that WATA would be putting on the show last year,...