Gorham High School will soon be performing its annual one act play. This year’s play, “Tracks,” is the story of ten strangers who meet in a subway station only to learn that they are each recently deceased. The strangers are representative of different walks of life – from a nun to a professor to high schoolers who all lived their lives and met their ends in very different ways.

The cast members are Elsa Alexandrin, Georgia Baber, Hannah Benson, Quintessa Bissonette, Sawyer Hanscome, Mason Hawkes, Sophie Hendrix, Joy Lamont, Isaac Martel, and Kayley Mason. Bridget Daigle and Virginia Hugo-Vidal are stage managers and teacher Josie Tierney-Fife directs. Additionally, there have been several community volunteers who have helped with the show, including set builder Chris Hourcle, who has previously worked with Portland Stage.

The drama club at GHS puts on three performances a year; each one giving students a different avenue to experience theater. The final performance of the year, the one act, is designed to be a more intimate and personal approach. This year’s play has only ten cast members and a crew of about 12. “When you are working with your friends it makes acting so much more fun and it makes it even more exciting on opening night,” said senior Hannah Benson.

The cast and crew have been preparing for their performance since December. This performance focuses on character development, and Tierney-Fife noted the difficulties that come with playing roles diverse in both age and background that high school students may have had little to no personal experience with.

The group will be competing at Oxford Hills Comprehensive School on March 11, at which time, the Class A and Class B performances will be chosen to represent the region at the statewide festival. Each performance group must be able to set up and take down everything within five minutes, and is limited to 45 minutes on stage.

Prior to the regional festival, there will be two performances held at GHS on March 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults.

Everyone has worked hard to put on a great show, so come out and support these GHS thespians.