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Curtain
Call's 'Anne Frank' reaps awards Wednesday, June 15, 2005
On Memorial Day weekend, Curtain Call Theatre of Braintree packed
a 24-foot truck with the large and beautiful set of their production
of "The Diary of Anne Frank" and headed to Babson College for the
annual Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT)
Festival. The cast of 10 and crew of 12 worked together in harmony
and team spirit, and brought back a number of awards for their efforts.
The EMACT festival showcases the talents, both onstage and behind
the scenes, of local community theatres. A panel of adjudicators
provide valuable feedback on each production and hand out a variety
of awards.
Each group has just five minutes to assemble their set, 45 minutes
to perform their piece, and then another five minutes to get their
set off of the stage. Going over any of these time limits results
in disqualification. The five-minute setup and strike posed some
concerns for CCT this year, as the set for Anne Frank was complex,
comprising three large wooden platforms and a wide array of set
dressing. Under the leadership of stage manager Andrea Hager, the
CCT crew was able to set it up in about 4 minutes and 40 seconds.
CCT's entry received awards for Best Costume Design (Martha Sawyer);
Best Ensemble; Best Sound Design (Stacey Erikson) and Best Supporting
Actor (Richard Carey). They were also nominated for five other awards:
Best Stage Manager (Hager), Best Set Design (David DaCosta), Best
Supporting Actor (Mark Logue), Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Fisher-Parkman)
and Best Director (Erikson).
Curtain Call Theatre has participated in this festival since 1998.
Last year they were honored with the First Runner-up position, which
allowed them to compete at the regional level.
It was a fabulous day, filled with challenges and solutions, sweet
and an ice cream truck, and amazing teamwork and positive thinking.
And, of course, a whole bunch of quality local theater.
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