FM #1413 - FHS Theatre Co YellowBoat - 03/24/25

This session shares my conversation with key members of the Franklin High School Theatre Co’s production of The Yellow Boat.

• Virginia Bernstein (Ginny)
• Eden Donovan
• Aiden Sheppard

We had our discussion in person in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Monday, March 24, 2025. 

We do a round of introductions so they can provide some info about themselves then we get into talking about

• Theater and what it means to them
• The impact of the budget cuts and the recovery with “Yellow Boat”
• The production process (auditions, casting, rehearsals, etc.)
• Competition (on the road vs. hosted)
• Learning and sharing key aspects of life with the performance

The recording runs about 38 minutes, so let’s listen in.

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Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) schedule for finals

https://metg.org/high-school-festival/2025-finals.html 

The finals will be announced Saturday, March 29 beginning at 8 PM

Origin Theatrical link to The Yellow Boat

https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/8527 

Follow the FHS Theatre Co on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/fhstc/

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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