Drama competition announces finalists

Nine high schools around the state hosted regional drama competitions this weekend with two winners from each site advancing to the 78th annual Maine Drama Festival state finals March 21-22 at Camden Hills Regional High School and Cape Elizabeth High School. More than 3,000 students from 79 high schools participated in the weekend’s events.

The regional winners were:

Regional site: Rockland District High School

. Class A winner, Lincoln Academy; alternate, Camden Hills.

. Class B winner, Rockland; alternate, Searsport.

Regional site: Mount Desert Island High School

. Class A winner, Bangor; alternate, Mount Desert.

. Class B winner, Calais; alternate, Shead.

Regional site: Marshwood High School

. Class A winner, Cape Elizabeth; alternate, Traip Academy.

. Class B winner, Portland; alternate Massabesic.

Regional site: Fort Kent Community High School

. Class A winner, Presque Isle; alternate Old Town.

. Class B winner, Fort Kent; alternate, Maine School of Science and Mathematics-Limestone.

Regional site: Winthrop High School

. Class B winners, Yarmouth and Winthrop; alternate Maine Central Institute.

Regional site: Skowhegan Area High School

. Class A winner, Mount Blue; alternate, Skowhegan.

. Class B winner, Orono; alternate, Central.

Regional site: Lawrence High School

. Class A winner, Gray-New Gloucester; alternate Waterville.

. Class B winner, Stearns-Schenck; alternate, Mount View.

Regional site: Thornton Academy

. Class A winners, Westbrook and Scarborough; alternate, Windham.

Regional site: Falmouth High School

. Class A winner, Falmouth; alternate, South Portland.

. Class B winner, Freeport; alternate, Catherine McAuley.