2021 One Act Play State Festival Advance Release
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 - 11:24 AM
Feb. 8, 2021
CONTACT: Amy Doherty / MSHSL
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. --- The 73rd One Act Play State Festival is scheduled for February 11-13, with this year’s festival being conducted in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Judging will take place on February 11 and 12, and an online awards ceremony will be held on February 13. Here is a look at the festival:
FAST FACTS
Participating Schools
Class A
|
Section |
School |
Play |
|
1 |
Fillmore Central, Harmony |
Jack-in-the-Box by Sara L. Reily |
|
2 |
Belle Plaine |
The Amish Project (Ensemble) by Jessica Dickey |
|
3 |
Central MN Christian, Prinsburg |
Unsound Effects by Christy Fredrickson |
|
4 |
Howard Lake-Waverly- Winsted |
Tuna Fish Eulogy by Lindsay Price |
|
5 |
Milaca |
The 39 Steps; A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry |
|
6 |
Hawley |
Every Novel You Read in High School (In 25 Minutes or Less) by Ian McWethy |
|
7 |
Rock Ridge |
Selkie by Laurie Brooks |
|
8 |
Bagley |
Orphan Trains by Deborah M. Craig |
Class AA
|
Section |
School |
Play |
|
1 |
Rochester Mayo |
Gossip (Virtual Edition) by Brian Hampton |
|
2 |
Prior Lake |
Hellhound by Allison Page |
|
3 |
N/A |
Section 3 schools are not participating this year |
|
4 |
Irondale, New Brighton |
A Virtual Who Dunnit by Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus |
|
5 |
St. Michael-Albertville |
Back Cover by Emily Hageman |
|
6 |
Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield |
Waiting for the Parade by John Murrell |
|
7 |
North Branch Area |
Fighting Demons by Angela Hill |
|
8 |
Alexandria Area |
Machinal by Sophie Treadwell |
Results: Posted on the League’s website at https://www.mshsl.org/sports-and-activities/one-act-play
Social media: Follow the festival on the League’s Facebook page and on Twitter at @MSHSL and @MSHSLJohn.
FESTIVAL DETAILS
Class A: The Class A schools participating this year (including number of appearances and * starred performance years) are: Fillmore Central (fifth; * in 2016); Belle Plaine (17th; * in 1993, ’97, ’99, 2000, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ’16, ’18, ’19, and *2020); Central Minnesota Christian (first); Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (third; * in 1999 and 2004); Milaca (eighth; * in 1985, ’91, ’93, and 2009); Hawley (third); Rock Ridge, a co-op between Eveleth-Gilbert and Virginia (second; * in 2020); and Bagley (eighth).
Class AA: The Class AA schools participating this year (including number of appearances and * starred performance years) are: Rochester Mayo (first); Irondale (third; * in 2014); St. Michael-Albertville (seventh; * in 2000, ’01, ’03, ’05 and ’06); Academy of Holy Angels (13th; * in 1989, ’93, ’97, ’98, 2002, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’15, and ’16); Prior Lake (third; * in 2020); North Branch Area (third); and Alexandria Area (13th; * in 1951, 2017, ’18, ’19, and 2020).
For past festival results and historical information, please visit https://bit.ly/OneActArchive
