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Sacred Heart shines at regional drama festival

Brings back bevy of awards
Rachel Sterzuk
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The cast and crew of The Wild Flowering of Chastity. Back row from left; Courtney Senko, Angela Fetsch, Madeline Eckhart, Semiah Crowe, Hudson Smith, Jared Ostapovitch, Annika Bahrey, Bree Klemetski, Kiara Aamodt, Rachel Sterzuk. Front row from left: Susanna Reed, Tyler Walker, Jon Fetsch, Sophie Lemcke, Ainsly Puckett, Scott Falconer, Owen Bahrey, Amirah Dongla.Rachel Sterzuk / Yorkton This Week

ESTERHAZY - Sacred Heart High School entered two plays into the recent Region IV Drama Festival competition held in Esterhazy.   

The Wild Flowering of Chastity or Chaste Across the Stage won the runner-up to the Best Overall Production Award placing second to Esterhazy High School’s production of Gossip.  

The Sacred Heart production was directed by Courtney Senko and Rachel Sterzuk. 

Both plays move on to provincial competition May 5-7, in Regina at the University of Regina.   

A full list of other awards captured by SHHS include; 

Mary Ellen Burgess Award (top acting award at the festival) – Ainsly Puckett (for the role of Chastity in The Wild Flowering of Chastity) 

Bob Hinitt Award (top technical award at the festival) – Jon Fetsch for original music for The Wild Flowering of Chastity. 

Bob Hinitt Award of merit – Hudson Smith for lighting in The Wild Flowering of Chastity 

SDA certificate of merit for acting – Amirah Dongla (for the role of Melody Bopeep in the Wild Flowering of Chastity) 

Technical certificate of merit – Owen Bahrey for original music, Angela Fetsch for piano music, Ainsly Puckett for stage crew - The Wild Flowering of Chastity

Same Room Different Story Directed by Sarah Kirschman

Acting Award of Merit – Tyler Walker (for multiple roles), Sophie Lemcke (for the role of Irrational Thoughts) Same Room Different Story 

Technical Award of Merit – Cyrus Macauley for assistant stage management Same Room Different Story 

SDA certificate of merit for acting – Semiah Crowe (for the role of Isaac – Same Room Different Story)