Student Directed One-Act Festival - February 17 - February 18, 2023

Westfield High

 One-Act Synopses 

 

The Lost Prince by Piper Anderson

Directed by Piper Anderson

 

“The Lost Prince” is a retelling of sleeping beauty, but switching the gender roles of the prince and princess, and rewriting their back stories. Jasper is the son of King Elric and Queen Miriam, but is unaware of his family since he has been raised by the good fairies in the forest after being cursed by the evil sorceress, Jacinda, as a baby. He meets Princess Eve, the daughter of King Arthur and Lady Guinevere of Camelot, the day of his sixteenth birthday (the day the curse is enacted), and joins her on her quest to find ‘the lost prince’, not knowing that the one she’s looking for is Jasper.

 

 

 

The New Margo by Stephen Gregg

Directed by Anna Kaplan

 

It's only four days until classes of their freshman year begin, and Margo didn't come back to the dorm last night. But of the five friends who went off to college together, only Delta seems worried about it. Finally, Margo arrives, and she makes quite an entrance. She's been made over: stylish new glasses, a new hairstyle and a whole new attitude. She looks fantastic! There's just one problem: Margo isn't Margo. She's a different person, and only Delta seems to realize it. As Delta frantically tries to convince her friends that this Margo is a fake, she finds herself locked in a battle of wits with the imposter. Delta knows that something terrible has happened to the real Margo, and she desperately needs to outsmart the new Margo in order to keep the same thing from happening to her. Get ready for a jaw-dropper of an ending!

 

 

 

 

The Perpetual Disquiet of Kylee McDonahuegh by Elias Collier

Directed by Elias Collier and Nevaeh Hampton

 

 

The play follows teenager Kylee McDonahuegh and the struggles she faces as a result of her anxiety. Her anxieties ruin events she has planned, such as hanging out with her best friend and a date she has with the guy she likes. With the help of those around her, she learns to put those anxieties aside, if not just for a moment, to enjoy herself. The show highlights the tolls anxiety can have on people, while also showing that it does get better.

 

 

 

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