The 22nd annual Harvard Schools Trust Dinner-Theater Gala was held April 9, starting with a performance by the Bromfield Drama Society at Cronin Auditorium—The Yellow Boat, Bromfield's entry in the 2011 Massachusetts High School Drama Festival. The play was followed by a silent auction and dinner catered by Chef Paul Correnty at the Fellowship Building. Proceeds from the evening will be used to fund grant requests for enrichment projects and special equipment at Hildreth Elementary School and the Bromfield School.

Photos by Lisa Aciukewicz
 

The April 9th Gala started at the Cronin Auditorium, where the Bromfield Drama Society presented The Yellow Boat, their entry in the 2011 Massachusetts High School Drama Festival.

In The Yellow Bioat, Eddy (Danny Hayward) and Jennifer (Jordan Davy) are best friends. Hayward and Davy received acting awards at the state competition, and the play will move on to the New England Drama Festival next week.

From left: Aly Marteney, Youlan Xiu, and Danny Hayward strike a pose.

From left, Brett Keating, Jordan Davy, and Molly O'Roark-Friel portray the family in The Yellow Boat.

Ross Brown-Cullinane offers grilled shrimp to Gala guests at the Unitarian Fellowship Building.

Daffodils, tulips, and craspedia make up the centerpieces provided by Honeyfield Flowers.

From left, Beth Walker, Karen Shea, and Sally Steele pose for a photo and a glass of wine before dinner.

From left, Charles Redinger, Kent Boynton, and Molly Cutler get their bids in during the silent auction.

Origami yellow boats filled with specially printed “Yellow Boat” M&Ms adorn the tables.