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BAR HARBOR- MDI Drama is gearing up for two spring plays. The cast and stage crews have been working away, sharing auditorium space, rehearsing in any and every open classroom,

BAR HARBOR — Themes of gender identity, androgyny, power dynamics and romance abound in “Orlando,” Mount Desert Island High School Drama’s One Act play of 2023.

MDI Drama is scheduled to perform its first spring play in three years at Mount Desert Island High School’s Higgins Demas Theater this Friday. 

“One thing you can count on from MDI is that each year brings a new genre of storytelling,” commented one judge.

This was the first time a student-written play has won the regional round of the drama fest

The Downeast Regional of the Maine Drama Festival will be held in the school’s auditorium on March 26. 

MDI Drama Team films one-act play for virtual festival   BAR HARBOR —Throughout February, the Mount Desert Island High School Drama Team has been preparing a one-act show titled “Love and Information” for the Maine Drama Festival, which will be broadcasted virtually this month.   Based on the team’s regional competition results in 2020, they qualified to compete at the state level, but the event was canceled due to the pandemic.   This year, students will not directly com...