Eastern Massachusetts

Drama Festival

 

Summary Festival History

 

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(For details of each festival, click on the year)

 

I.  Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT)
Sponsored Festivals

 

 

2010

 

The Bear, Arlekin Studio
Steel Magnolias, The Wellesley Players, Runner-Up

 

 

2009

Festival Canceled

 

 

 

2008

How I Learned to Drive - Arlington Friends of the Drama Winner

 

 

2007

A Raisin in the Sun, The Footlight Club

 

 

2006

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, The Quannapowitt Players, Inc.
Graceland, The Wellesley Players, Runner-Up

 

 

2005
All in the Timing, The Burlington Players

 

 

2004

Lonely Planet, Acme Theatre Productions

Bob’s Date, The Curtain Call Theatre, Runner Up

 

 

 

2003

Captains Courageous, The Newton Country Players

 

 

 

2002

‘night Mother, Harvard Community Theatre

Interview, Theatre Company of Saugus, Runner Up

 

 

 

2001

Love Letters, The Sherborn Players

 

 

 

2000

Jacques Brel is Alive & Well, & Living in Paris, The Concord Players

Molly Sweeney, Mugford Street Players, Runner Up

 

 

 

1999

M. Butterfly, Arlington Friends of the Drama

 

 

 

1998

Stiff Cuffs, Acme Theatre Productions Winner
Sylvia, Harvard Community Theatre  Runner Up

 

 

 

1997

A Stye of the Eye, Quannapowitt Players

 

 

 

1996

Jerry Finnegan’s Sister, Acme Theatre Productions Winner
Still Life, Harvard Community Theatre Runner Up

 

 

 

1995

A Piece of My Heart, Arlington Friends of the Drama

 

 

 

1994

The Love Course, Mugford Street Players
A…My Name is Alice, Harvard Community Theatre Runner Up

 

 

 

1993

The Elephant Man, Arlington Friends of the Drama

 

 

 

II. Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres (EMACT)
&
New England Theatre Conference (NETC)
Co-Sponsored Festival

 

 

 

 

 

1992

Glengarry, Glen Ross, Vokes Players

 

 

 

III. New England Theatre Conference
(NETC)
Sponsored Festivals

 

 

 

1991

The Boys Next Door, Quannapowitt Players

 

 

 

1990

K2, Arlington Friends of the Drama

 

 

 

1989

Jesus Christ Superstar, Next Door Theatre

 

 

 

1988

Talking With…, Newton Country Players

 

 

 

1987

To Feed the Hungry, The Spotlighters of Lynnfield

 

 

 

1986

Peppers, Paul and Elizabeth, The Hudson Spotlighters

 

 

 

1985

The Collection, The Concord Players

 

 

 

1984

He Who Says Yes & He Who Says No, The Spotlighters of Lynnfield

 

 

 

1983

Dogg’s Hamlet, The Vokes Players

 

 

 

1982

Uncle Vanya, Garrett Players

 

 

 

1981

Two Gentlemen Of Soho, The Concord Players

 

 

 

1980

Suicide  in B Sharp, The Garrett Players

 

 

 

1979

Godspell, Peninsula Players of Nahant

 

 

 

1978

Canterbury Tales, The Shrewsbury Players

 

 

 

1977

The Love Course, Marblehead Little Theatre

 

 

 

1976

1776, The Garrett Players

 

 

 

1975

The Real Inspector Hound, Newton Country Players

 

 

 

1974

Endgame, The Garrett Players

 

 

 

1973

Schubert’s Last Serenade, The Sudbury Players

 

 

 

1972

Brecht On Brecht, Entr’Actors Guild

 

 

 

1971

The Lion in Winter, The Center Players

 

 

 

1970

Interview, Entr’Actors Guild

 

 

 

1969

Crawling Arnold, The Winthrop Playmakers

 

 

 

1968

Chamber Music, Entr’Actors Guild

 

 

 

1967

A Taste of Honey, Concord Players

 

 

 

1966

Snow Angel, The Hovey Players

 

 

 

1965

The Bald Soprano, Entr’Actors Guild

 

 

 

1964

The Death of Bessie Smith, The Drama Workshop

 

 

 

1963

The Browning Version, The Concord Players

 

 

 

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors, The Community Players of Framingham

 

 

 

1961

No Exit, Shrewsbury Players Guild

 

 

1960

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Norwood Curtain-Timers

 

 

 

IV. The Little Theatre League of Massachusetts
Sponsored Festivals

 

 

 

1959

A Trap Is a Small Space, The Concord Players

 

 

 

1958

A Phoenix Too Frequent, MIT Community Players

 

 

 

1957

Fumed Oak, The Civic League Players

 

 

 

1956

The Full House, The Linden Street Players

 

 

 

1955

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, The Quannapowitt Players

 

 

 

1954

Fumed Oak, The Natick Footlighters