On Thursday, October 23rd, our Dramatic Raiders competed in the Cumberland Conference. The competition was hosted by John I. Burton High School. Our Dramatic Raiders competed with the comedic play "
CUFFED" by Sherman H. Mossison. Also competing was Rye Cove, Clintwood, Twin Springs, Thomas Walker, Castlewood, and Eastside . The Dramatic Raiders came in fourth place. Winning the festival was Eastside High School in first place and Twin Springs in second. First and second place winners will move on to regionals. Burton coach and teacher, Lisa Davis, was the festival director.
John I. Burton junior, Sam Shortt, won the Best Actor Award at the Cumberland Conference One-Act Theatre Festival. Shortt played Jerry, a congressional aide who is forced to deal with his obsessive workaholic tendencies while cuffed to a lamppost. This was Sam's first foray into acting, and he is to be congratulated for a great performance!
One drama actress says she believes Sam won the Best Actor Award because he worked really hard on his part. She also says, Sam memorized the entire play, he is a good actor, and he also really understood his character.
