Monday, February 16, 2015

KINGSWOOD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE GROUP BRINGS WILLIAM LAWRENCE CAMP TO THE STAGE!!!

If you can be in Wolfeboro on March 5th or 6th (2015) at 7PM, you will NOT want to miss the premiere of the new play "FINISHING SENTENCES", written and co-directed by our very own Scott "Goose" Giessler.  Here is the press release describing the play; more pictures to follow!

PRESS RELEASE:
            Kingswood Theater’s spring show “Finishing Sentences” will feature a fictionalized version of local summer camp, William Lawrence Camp.
            “Finishing Sentences” is a one-act comedy / drama that tells the story of Kendra, a troubled teen who is sentenced to work as a camp counselor after getting in trouble with the law. Once there, she is assigned a young girl named Isabelle, who continually struggles and fails to make friends or be accepted by the group. Kendra takes on the task of helping Isabelle attain her summer goal of winning “the big trophy.” From there, they each embark on a madcap odyssey of self-discovery.
            The play’s setting, William Lawrence Camp, is a real residential summer camp in Center Tuftonboro that has been in operation for over 100 years. Although the play depicts William Lawrence as a coed camp, the real William Lawrence is actually an all-boy camp. The play draws inspiration from a lot of the camp’s culture, customs, activities and events. “Camp is this crazy, wonderful place that has an indescribable charm and energy that can sometimes border on the surreal,” show co-director, Scott Giessler notes. “A large portion of the show’s success comes from having the real William Lawrence as a touchstone to draw from.”
            In fact, one of the main characters in the story is named after William Lawrence Director Nat Crane.
            In preparation for the show, Kingswood Theater toured William Lawrence last November. They took pictures and notes in order to design a set that not only looked authentic as a summer camp, but represented specific elements of the property, such as cabins and the dining hall.
            “Finishing Sentences” is Kingswood Theater’s official entry into the New Hampshire Educational Theater Guild’s Festival. Each year, high schools from around the state produce one-act plays to showcase at the festival, which will be hosted once again at the Kingswood Arts Center.
            “Camp is such a positive force for good in kids, and it has been a joyful challenge attempting to accurately depict all of its qualities on stage,” states Giessler.

            “Finishing Sentences is set to debut on the Kingswood Arts Center stage, on March 5th and 6th at 7pm, with special guest opening acts Route 28 and the KRHS Jazz band.




Kingswood Theater Stage Managers Lexie Kust and Melly Moore construct one of the several pine trees that will be used for their spring production "Finishing Sentences."  The tree is composed of cardboard, paper towels, spray starch and glue.  Once painted, it will look like the one in the in-laid photo.