The curtains open and light floods the stage. Audience applause swells through the theater and quickly quiets down. A plethora of students spill out of the wings, and the show begins. This spring, Westford Academy Theater Arts (WATA) is putting on the lively show Mean Girls, with more performances...

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...

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...

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,...

By Kathleen McAleese Feature Editor When students think of WATA, Westford Academy Theater Arts, the image of a young performer in the bright lights, covered in stage makeup may come to mind, but for juniors Sarah Talaid and Jenie Michael, their experience as co-directors is much different. The...