On May 7, 2026, the spring play Love/Sick opened at Hingham High School, creating an incredible night full of emotions ranging from laughs to tears, taking the audience on this wild roller coaster. The show is set up in an intriguing format, with eight separate scenes taking place across the entire show, split into four and four by the intermission. Many people in the audience enjoyed these separate scenes, as they allowed everyone to see a small window into each story, and the rest is left to interpretation. The show begins with a scene of many different people walking into a “Supercenter,” as the audience will later become familiar with these characters and their own unique sets of problems, each centered around love.
Amelia Byrne, a sophomore in the first scene of the play, claims, “Working as a cast member in the play has been an amazing experience working alongside friends, the student directors, and the crew. I think that the Hingham community really demonstrated their support for us tonight and I am extremely grateful to all of my teachers, friends, and family who came to watch!”
The play is about just what the title hints it is: love, and it does an amazing job at exemplifying the wide range of different ups and downs as love bends the lives of people, creating the best and the most difficult moments. Using the concept of love, each scene demonstrates the difficulties that come along with romance, taking the audience through impulsivity, turmoil, sadness, divorce, boredom, and happiness, as each proposes new and challenging problems.
Not only did those on stage make the show so incredible, but so did the crew who worked diligently on the handcrafted set design, the costumes, and the lighting for the play. Dee Sweeney, a sophomore crew member working on costumes in the play, explains that, “it was great to see all the different members of the production work together to create a great show. It was a great experience to be working behind the scenes of this play.” Exemplifying the diverse and hard work needed to be put into a show, the crew and set builders at Hingham High are the strong foundation on which the show is built.
Circling back to the beginning of the show, the play closes by returning to the beginning scene, and the audience sees all of these now familiar characters roaming around the stage, appearing confused and frightened. This final scene only strengthens the message of the play as the spectators understand how each person they see in everyday life has their own unique set of problems, and it is almost impossible to fully understand what someone is going through.
Right before the curtain fell, the audience stood and clapped vigorously for the cast and crew who worked so hard to perform such an amazing show for the crowd. The cast bowed their heads, and the audience continued to explode in praise, creating a moving moment that demonstrates the sheer support from Hingham families that goes into a production like this, and just how hard each cast and crew member has worked.
