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Apathy: Where is Thy Sting?
Ashland Community Theater Debuts with a Hit
By John Kelley
Members of the Leo Club take a break from work at the spaghetti dinner. Photo/John Kelley
By John Kelley It is sometimes said that the current generation of teens is beset with apathy, that all they care but are their electronic gadgets and themselves. Well, that does not describe the teens of Ashland who are showing energy and enthu-
siasm for the greater good of our society. In the past month alone, there are several examples whereby the youth of this town is pitching in and making a huge difference in the lives of the rest of us.
organizations in town, that is a group of high school young adults who are giving of themselves for the benefit of Ashland’s senior citizens. On Thursday, May 8th, the youngsters, with culinary
Let’s begin with Leo’s Club, an adjunct of the two Lions
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humor and drama, and covering a wide variety of contemporary, yet traditional human interactions. Between efficient scenes, the message of the moment was enunciated by relevant music, as the stage was reconfigured with simple props that kept the focus on the fine delivery of script by variety of actors, some with little stage experience, though one would not be able to discern those due to obviously excellent
On the evenings of May 16th and 17th, a dream became a reality on the stage of the Ashland Middle School for the newly-formed Ashland Community Theater (ACT). Thus, Ashland joins a select group of MetroWest towns that count the performing arts among their repertoire of expression as a community. With an array of thirteen vignettes, the production of “Relationships A to Z” played to audiences that exceeded the expectations of Ashland resident and Producer Joe White. “We only expected 50 or 60 people on the first night, but 80 to 90 turned out, so we were quite surprised”, said Joe. Marge (Holly Escot) and Russell (Chris Dever) The theme was carried from scene to scene with a variety of social and familial situations designed with a fine tempo, mixing
appear at the police station for the same reason, though they have to stuggle through stereotypes to discover their common interest in recovering Marge’s lost purse. Photo/John Kelley
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