BLYTHEWOOD --The Blythewood High School Drama Department's production of "Selections from Metamorphoses" won first place at the South Carolina Theatre Association's High School One-Act Play Festival held Saturday, November 7. Seniors Erin Cooper and Meagan Kiser were recognized for excellence in acting by being named to the state "All Star Cast,” and Drama teacher Sandra Dietel won Best Director.
In conjunction with University of South Carolina undergraduate students Kyle Brown and JaRon Brown, Blythewood High School won Best Sound Design with their original score.
This first place finish qualifies Blythewood High School's cast and crew to represent South Carolina at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. The top two plays from each of the 10 states in the region are invited to perform and compete at the conference.
“It just felt like an awesome recognition for how hard we worked to make this happen,” Dietel said.
As a fundraiser to help get to the Southeastern Theatre Conference, the cast of "Selection from Metamorphoses" will be presenting "A Christmas Carol" at The Farm at Ridgeway on December 18 and 19. There will be two shows each evening at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 pm. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets will go on sale at the Blythewood High School front office December 7.
For more information, please contact Sandra Dietel at 803-691-4090 ext. 28911 or
sdietel@richland2.org.
