The technical crew and senior Clare OâConnell from DeForest Area High Schoolâs âAlmost Maineâ received awards in the One Act State competition.
All 2020-21 contests were virtual, with one statewide District festival and one statewide Sectional festival ahead of the State Festival.
âIt is with great pride that I share with you all the results of our one act competition play, Almost, Maine, that competed virtually at the state level this past weekend. Although our season was cut short, and we were unable to film our final run due to the changes in COVID restrictions, we were still able to submit our best available copy of the performance to the competition. Clare OâConnell was awarded the âOutstanding Acting Awardâ for her role as Hope. Additionally, our technical crew was awarded the âOutstanding Crew Award.â While the production process looked a little different this year, with rehearsals being broken down to rehearsing only the stu