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Claudia Pereira, Taylor Garwood, Blake Crawford, Nicolette Lauzier, Emma Spitz, Samantha Hart, Ben Page, Meredith Shedden, Jawon Mapp, Anna Persjin, Shannon Smith, Alexander Wierzbicki (Bravo Academy, 2017)

Drama 101

By Steven Gallagher & Kevin Wong

Book & Lyrics by Steven Gallagher

Lyrics & Music by Kevin Wong

When the students of Roselawn High School gather to celebrate the retirement of their favourite teacher, memories are shared, rivalries surface, and love blossoms. Featuring a cast of young artists, Drama 101 is a funny and heartwarming new musical about the joys and challenges of high school, theatre, and life.

Production History

Drama 101 was originally commissioned by Melissa Bencic in 2017 for the New Music Theatre Intensives program at Bravo Academy, and has since been produced by Etobicoke School for the Arts and Yellow Door Theatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake).

It has been produced as follows: 

  • 2017 Bravo Academy - premiere 
  • 2018 Yellow Door Theatre
  • 2018 Etobicoke School of the Arts
  • 2019 Toronto Fringe
  • 2020 Original Kids, (London, ON)
  • 2021 St Lawrence College 
 

Awards

  • Nomination - 2019 BroadwayWorld Toronto - Best New Musical, Fringe

  • Winner - 2019 Toronto Fringe Patron's Pick at the Robert Gill Theatre

  • Winner - 2019 NOW Magazine for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Production, Outstanding Ensemble, and Outstanding Direction

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