The Bald Soprano
Theatre Westdale participates in the Sears Drama Festival, putting on annual productions of musicals, and a host of other activities including an annual 24-hour Improvathon. In terms of musicals, in 2004 Theatre Westdale performed "West Side Story" to audiences in four sold-out nights and in 2005 they performed "Grease". At the Sears Festival in early 2005 Westdale submitted two plays, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" and "The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World". Both plays won numerous awards and "The Complete Works" advanced to the provincial showcase. The following year (2006) Westdale submitted the Greek tragedy "Antigone" to the festival and won much critical acclaim, including 4 out of the 17 awards available at the regional level of the competition. In 2007, Westdale again entered two plays: "The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)", and "The Bald Soprano". The Bald Soprano advanced to the provincial showcase, winning a total of twelve awards throughout the 2007 festival. The 2008 Sears Festival year included one entry from Westdale, the student-written, student-directed play "Prizefighter". The play received 10 awards at the District and Regional levels, including one for outstanding prop direction.