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​Nashoba Tech's Viking Theatre Company Wins Awards At Competition

Nashoba Tech's theatre company walked away with several awards recently.

Award-winners include, front, from left, Zachary MacDonald and Abigail Poor; and, back, from left, Dylan Schenck, Brian McCall, Alexander Johnson, Emma Sa, Mikalya Barrett, Dallas Quakenbush amd Alex Ruggiero.​
Award-winners include, front, from left, Zachary MacDonald and Abigail Poor; and, back, from left, Dylan Schenck, Brian McCall, Alexander Johnson, Emma Sa, Mikalya Barrett, Dallas Quakenbush amd Alex Ruggiero.​ (Credit: Dan Phelps, Nashoba Tech)

WESTFORD, MA — The Viking Theatre Company at Nashoba Valley Technical High School won several awards at the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild competition, held at Westford Academy earlier this year.

The students presented “Challenger: To Touch the Face of God,” a dramatic telling of the aftermath of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of Jan. 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all seven crew members.

The Viking Theatre Company earned the following awards:

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Stage Manager’s Award: Abby Poor, senior, Chelmsford.

Technical Excellence in Acting: Brian McCall, junior, Pepperell.

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Technical Excellence in Set Design: Mikayla Barrett, sophomore, Boxboro; Melina Copson, freshman, Pepperell; Alexander Johnson, sophomore, Littleton; Abigail Poor, senior, Chelmsford; Alex Ruggiero, senior, Chelmsford; Emma Sa, senior, Chelmsford; Dylan Schenck, freshman, Chelmsford; Saundra Spoth, senior, Pepperell.

Technical Excellence in Sound Design & Execution: Dallas Quakenbush, freshman, Westford; Zachary MacDonald, freshman, Westford.

-Submitted by Dan Phelps of Nashoba Valley Technical High School

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