DHS Acts is pleased to announce that we will be returning to the METG High School Drama Festival, more familiarly known as "Dramafest"!

Dramafest is a yearly competition hosted by The Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG), whose mission is to provide opportunities for students and teachers to create, share and respond to theatrical experiences. It is a competitive program that typically includes 112 one-act plays produced by member high schools. The competition is organized across three levels – preliminary, semi-final and State Finals. Student excellence in acting and technical design is recognized at each level. Of the 112 one-act plays that enter the festival, fourteen will be selected as State Finalists, of which three will be named winners. Two schools chosen from the State Finalists will go on to represent Massachusetts in the New England Drama Festival, the regional showcase of secondary school theatre.









This year, our show is a drama called "Submerged" by L. Stuart Cottman and Clay Shaw. It is about 6 soldiers who get stuck at the bottom of the ocean after their submarine gets torpedoed. With no contact to the outside world and the water slowly flooding in, the soldiers must find a way to get rescued, even if that means the ultimate sacrifice.

Auditions will be held on Tuesday, December 10th, from 3pm to 6pm in the DHS Auditorium, with potential callbacks on Thursday, December 12th.