Drury to hold drama shows

NORTH ADAMS — The Drury Drama Team will present "Sunday Night" by Stephen Gregg tonight and Saturday, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Drury High School.

Admission is $6 for students and $9 for adults.

Gregg has written a romantic science fiction play and has selected North Adams to inaugurate his latest work. he has been named by the Educational Theatre Association as the most popular playwright in America, in the short play category, for 14 years.

Dr. Len Radin, district drama coordinator of the North Adams Public Schools, said in a news release that the team is honored to have been awarded the privilege of presenting the first official production of the play.

In this story of self-discovery, Whit, a teen-aged girl, is transported through time and space and finds herself surrounded by strange creatures.

In her struggle to return home, she battles evil forces and confronts her own demons.

Local professional artists have joined the students to create an alien setting for the production. David Lane created 10-foot-tall aliens for the play.

Artists Tiger and Ron Waterman created an environment on stage composed of set pieces and projected images, while drama team alumni Matt McConnell wrote original music for the production.

"The students were given the rare treat to speak directly to the playwright by phone from California," Radin said in the release. "By working with

the author in creating this production, the students learned a great deal about the literary aspect of developing a new play. The students' questions for Mr. Gregg ranged from general questions about playwriting to specific topics, such as characterization, plot and theme of his new work."

For more information, see the drama team Web site at www.drurydrama.com.