By Alexa Overington Westford Academy Theater Arts presents The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill. The story follows Yank, a man whose life has been defined by his work in the stokehole of a ship.  While confident and in charge, Yank’s core is shaken by an encounter with a visitor to the ship’s depths.  Questioning where he belongs, Yank sets out [...]

By Lauren Cullen Staff Writer On Wednesday November 22, Westford Academy graduate Katie Lawson came back to host a workshop for the theater department. 13 actors and actresses from WA’s theater program attended the workshop in total. Lawson, a graduate from WA’s class of 2007, went on to Fordham Universityat Lincoln Center’s theater program. She now is a professional actress [...]

By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor This Christmas season the theater department is creating their portrayal of the classic story with the same title: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This play stays true to the famous tale, with characters that everyone has become familiar with, and is a production the company is excited to make. An interesting note about the [...]

Sameer Kini Sports Editor Every year, Westford Academy Theater Arts puts on a musical as one of its shows. This year they have decided to put on Code Monkey, a play written and directed by Luke Jorgensen. The show originally debuted in 2009 at Boston College, and now WATA will undertake its production, with the musical debuting on Saturday November [...]

Lauren Cullen, Staff Writer In this witty black-box production directed by senior Audrey Seraphin, the main focus is the behind the scenes look of a group of bridesmaids on their not so special day. While flipping thru the playbill, I noticed a “Content Advisory Warning.” The warning said the production contained “explicit language, sexual innuendo, and drug usage.” This discovery [...]