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High School DramaFest 2023

High School DramaFest

December 1-2, 2023

USM Theatre at the School of Performing and Visual Arts welcomes High School DramaFest to The Thomas V. Fraschillo Stage at the Manonni Performing Arts Center.

Please save the date for our scholarship auditions 'Curtain Up' with USM Theatre, scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024.

USM Theatre offers a BA in Theatre and BFA degrees in Acting and Design and Technology. For more info on majoring in theatre at USM, fill out the form requesting more info.

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Schedule

Friday, December 1, 2023 


9:30 a.m. — Pearl High School

Lafayette No. 1 by Mandy Conner
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10:30 a.m. — St. Martin High School
The Search for Delicious by Mark Frattaroli
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11:30 a.m. — Ocean Springs High School

Jungalbook by Edward Mast
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12:30 p.m. — Purvis High School
The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang
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5 p.m. — Biloxi High School
Voodoo MacBeth adapted by Tonya Hays
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6 p.m. — Oak Grove High School

Through the Depths by S.D. Allmon
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7 p.m. — Crystal Springs High School
Boxes by Kendra Thomas

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Saturday, December 2, 2023 


9:30 a.m. — Harrison High School

Somebody’s Children by José Casas
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10:30 a.m. — Hancock High School
Pandora and the Sickle Moon by Jessica Chipman
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11:30 a.m. — Pearl River Central High School
The Trial of Existence by Brent Holland
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12:30 p.m. — Long Beach High School
Selkie by Laurie Brooks
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5 p.m. — Stone High School
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (20 Neo-futurist Plays in 40 Minutes) by Greg Allen
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6 p.m. — Brandon High School
A Monster Calls devised by Sally Cookson and Adam Peck and company
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7 p.m. — Gautier High School

It Didn’t Feel Like the First Time by Theresa Geboy
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