Worcester Prep Grade 6 students perform spooky play

The play “Monster in the Closet” by Angela D. Stewart was presented at Worcester Preparatory School by Grade 6 students Oct. 28. The Monster, called Murray, doesn’t want to scare children but instead to be included in the video games they play. The other monsters aren’t happy with Murray, for his job is to watch over the children, not enjoy playing with them.

Directed by English teachers Geneva Sampson and Susan Godwin, along with senior Caroline Lewis, “Monster in the Closet” was performed for parents and friends of the Class of 2021 and fellow students in grades Pre-kindergarten through Grade 8 at the school.

Set construction was by parents Stephanie and Brian Lewis; sound by Middle and Upper School music teacher Chris Buzby; lighting by history teacher Michael Schaefer and students Will Mears, Logan Derrickson, and John Arrington; makeup by dance teacher Paulette DeRosa-Matrona, Head of Middle School Megan Wallace, and parent Noelle McColgan; photography by Admissions Director Tara Becker; reception coordination by Michelle Dashiell; program by teacher Geneva Sampson; set-up, take-down and maintenance by the school’s building and grounds staff, Jim Riley, Lincoln Stanley, and Corey Carrigan; and handling greetings and programs were Fiona Pando and Marika Vasilikos.