NORTH READING — The public is invited to attend the NRHS Masquers performance of “Cyrano de Bergerac” tonight, Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in the NRHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 each.
Your attendance will help the cast and crew put the finishing touches on their play in advance of the 2025 Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s One Act competition. This modern adaptation looks at Cyrano through a lens audiences can relate to. It contains some mature language.
The preliminary round of this year’s METG One Act will be hosted by Saugus High School on Saturday, March 1 where tickets will be $10 for eight plays. Performances run from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The Masquers perform second in the line-up at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The snow date is Sunday, March 2.
Cast and crew members
The cast of “Cyrano” is: Perc – Vinny Costantino; Lignaire – Riley Maibor; Christian – Anthony Spina Jr.; Denise – Sina Nickerson; Leila – Ceci Thomson; La Bret – Nolan Barrette; Roxane – Alivia Rowe; De Guiche – Matt Mulcahy; and Cyrano – Mikey Manupelli.
Members of the technical/run crews are: Stage Manager Matt Capalbo; Lighting Designer Daniela Voisinet; Sound Designer Sofia Naulivou; Artistic Designer Stevie Schomp; Costumer Adrianna Gonzales; and run crew: Eulalia Agganis, Elizabeth Ayer, Naomi Barber, Emily Burton, Avery Caturano, Matthew Capalbo, Grace Coleman, Nathan Curtice, Kaia Cushing-Candelario, Matteo Garrett, Henry Grady, Mikayla Hurley, Vasiliki Kouiroukidis, Maegan Mabbett, Brady Mills, Javier Negron, Elliana Rainey and Samuele Voisinet.
The performance schedule on March 1 at Saugus H.S. is as follows:
• 8:55 AM: Greetings/ Opening Ceremonies
• 9 AM: Boston Latin: “Wotejek the Happy Warrior”
• 10 AM: North Reading: “Cyrano de Bergerac”
• 11:15AM: Salem: “This Girl Laughs, Cries, Does Nothing”
• 12:15 PM: Swampscott: “How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery”
• 1– 1:50 PM: Lunch
• 2 PM: Saugus: “Woyzeck (reimagined)”
• 3 PM: Manchester-Essex: “Advice for Astronauts”
• 4 PM: Lynn English: “The March of Ives”
• 5:15 PM: Clark H.S.: “Ten Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse”
• 7 PM: Dinner/Dance
• 8:30 PM: Awards
Semifinals at NRHS
Masquers will also host the METG One Act semifinals at NRHS on Saturday, March 15 starting at 9 a.m. If they advance from the preliminaries to the semifinals, they will also perform “Cyrano” once again on their home stage.