Freddy Awards Announce 2012 Schedule

The have announced which high school plays will be in competition this year.

Locally, , Wilson Area, Phillipsburg and Notre Dame high schools are all in the running.

Easton will be performing Damn Yankees -- the story of a baseball fan who sells his soul for a chance to play the game -- on March 2 at 7 p.m., March 3 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and March 4 at 2 p.m.

At , students will put on Beauty and the Beast, a stage adaptation of the Disney cartoon, the week after Easton. Those shows are scheduled for March 9 at 8 p.m., March 10 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and March 11 at 3 p.m.

Phillipsburg's offering is Legally Blonde, based on the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy. The curtain goes up April 20 at 7:30 p.m. and again on April 21 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 

Students at will perform Little Women, a musical version of the Louisa May Alcott novel, April 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m., and April 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Freddy Awards will be held May 24 at . The theatre says there's a record 30 schools competing this year, the 10th year for the awards.

For a complete list of all the schools and shows in competition this year, visit the Freddy Awards website.