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.
