On the Stage:
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School is one of the few schools in the country to be recognized as a premier theatre community by The Educational Theatre Association. Along with being nationally recognized, the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School Theatre Company presents young thespians with the opportunity to obtain scholarships through the International Thespian Society (ITS), an honor society for theatre students where they are recognized for their work at school, events, and graduation.
Want to know more about what the company does each year? The DRRHS Theatre Company stages a total of five productions per year:
- November: Fall Play
- December: Fall One Act Play
- April: Musical
- May: Spring One Act Play
- May: Student written and directed One Act Play Festival
In the Classroom:
Students not only refine their acting skills on stage but also in the classroom. The DRRHS Theatre Company offers various courses for students to take to enhance their acting skills:
- Drama Workshop I and II: Students explore various topics including technical theatre and acting.
- Advanced Theatre Arts Honors: Students create and direct their own shows, they stage three shows a year, work with Trinity Repertory Company, and develop material for college auditions. Additionally, students have won Trinity Rep’s Write Here Write Now playwrighting contest numerous times!
- Early College Acting I: Students partner with Bridgewater State University to take college level courses and earn college credits.
- Speech Communications: Students learn to write and deliver speeches. In addition, they learn how to interview and communicate.
About Our Most Recent Show:
Telling the story of four sisters in the Civil War Era, Little Women peeks into the lives of Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth March as they battle sexism, poverty, immaturity, illness, and the challenges of growing up. Each character has their own distinct personality and set of beliefs as they navigate young adulthood in a war-stricken setting. With their father away at war, headstrong Jo is determined to write and publish her fantasy novel, while the misogynists of the world push back at her. Disillusioned Meg paves a way to search for the high life, prioritizing ladylike ways in order to become a fanciful and frisky socialite. Sweet Beth finds ways to balance charitable work and work at home, keeping her chaotic family in check with her calm demeanor. Snobbish Amy perseveres against the challenges of being poor in a society so bent toward the rich, as she works to climb the social ladder and gain recognition and approval from the world. Each sister faces her own personal hardships, but the central themes of family persevere throughout the play, and the family navigates the challenges of the world.
The Woman, The Myth, The Legend:
Born in 1832, novelist, short-story writer, and poet Louisa May Alcott still remains a household name. Little Women, known as something of an autobiography, is her most famous work, along with its sequels, Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys. Much like her character Jo March, she was a feminist and abolitionist who worked toward nationwide temperance and women’s suffrage. She died of a stroke in Boston in 1888 and has posthumously been the subject of countless novels and biographies, as well as a documentary.
Customs and Social Traditions of the Civil War Era:
During the Civil War Era, with many of the men away at war, culture revolved mainly around grief and the strange traditions that came from it. Strict mourning attire for widows (all black, plus a veil, for at least a year, and then only dark colors for a long time after) was commonly viewed, and death-related rituals such as the creation of “garden cemeteries” (burial grounds that doubled as public parks) and stopping clocks at the hour of someone’s death (done out of respect for the dead) were typical behaviors. With most of the men away came an increase in women’s roles: given more of a voice in the household, they were seen as the main guardians and caretakers of the home, cementing their matriarchal values. Some women even found ways to acquire jobs where previously they could not! That aside, however, most women were encouraged to stay in their role as a homemaker and discouraged from doing anything immodest, impolite, or innovative.
Familiar Faces On Stage:
Without any further ado, here was the fabulous cast of Little Women!
- Grace Swicker, senior: Josephine “Jo” March
Previous shows at DRRHS: Lost Girl, Head Over Heels: High School Edition, The Play
That Goes Wrong: High School Edition, EMMA! A Pop Musical, The Taming of the
Shrew, Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Bella Saumweber, senior: Meg March
Previous shows at DRRHS: Lost Girl, Head Over Heels: High School Edition, The Play
That Goes Wrong: High School Edition, EMMA! A Pop Musical, The Taming of the
Shrew, Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Emma Dalpe, sophomore: Beth March
Previous shows at DRRHS: Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Andria Duffy, eighth grade: Amy March
Previous shows at DRRHS: Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Audrey Kreizinger, eighth grade: Marmee March
Previous shows at DRRHS: Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Nolan Darowski, senior: Theodore “Laurie” Laurence
Previous shows at DRRHS: Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Aubrey Sylvia, senior: Hannah
Previous shows at DRRHS: The Play That Goes Wrong: High School Edition, The
Taming of the Shrew, Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Heidi Rodrigues, junior: John Brooks / The Parrot
Previous shows at DRRHS: The Play That Goes Wrong: High School Edition, The
Taming of the Shrew, Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Charlotte Amaral, eighth grade: Mrs. Mingott / The Messenger
Previous shows at DRRHS: Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Victoria Powers, eighth grade: Aunt March
We are proud to welcome Victoria as a first-time member of the DRRHS Theatre Company!
- Korey Grant, eighth grade: Mr. Dashwood
We were so excited to stage Korey as a first-time member of the DRRHS Theatre Company!
- Mika Neth, eighth grade: Mr. Laurence
We are glad to welcome Mika aboard as a first-time member of the DRRHS Theatre Company!
- Lillian Albernaz, freshman: Robert March/The Doctor
We are overjoyed to have Lillian as a first-time member of the DRRHS Theatre Company!
All About Our Next Production:
Originally written for film in 1960, Little Shop of Horrors tells the story of meek Seymour Krelborn, a florist’s clerk with a knack for finding and caring for odd flora, after he stumbles upon a mysterious new plant. After putting it on display in Mushnik’s Flower Shop, where he works, Seymour and his crush Audrey discover that this new plant might not be all it seems. In fact, it might just bring about the end of the world if they’re not careful! The DRRHS Theatre Company will be staging their production of Little Shop of Horrors this coming April 9th, 10th, and 11th of 2026! You may purchase tickets using the following link: Buy Tickets Here!
