The Theatre department at Northwest, registered in the International Thespian Society as Thespian Troupe #888, is as old as the school itself. Over the years, hundreds of students have been inducted into the Troupe, reciting a theatre artist's pledge upon a dim, candlelit stage in the school's Parker Auditorium.
Troupe members are not the only ones who can work on productions. Mainstage shows are open to the entire school. The department normally produces three mainstage shows: a winter musical, a fall drama or comedy, and a spring drama or comedy. There are also two student-directed lab plays in the fall and spring which allow students the opportunity to flex their production skills more independently and explore student-written or more experimental literature. The Repertory Theatre class produces several productions throughout year, including original one acts, and a TYA (Theatre for Young Audiences) production.
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Congratulations to freshman ELAINE GAST and sophomore MORGAN TATE who earned superior “Thespy” ratings at this year’s KS/OK/TX Virtual Thespian Festival, and qualify to compete at the National Thespian Festival this June! Elaine earned this accolade with a Shakespeare monologue, and Morgan’s performance was in solo musical theatre.
Thespian Troupe #888 is proud to announce the cast and production staff of its filmed winter musical, OVERTURE: A New Musical, written by Kansas City natives and theatre professionals Barb Nichols and SMN alum Krista (Tatschl) Elyer. After workshop performances at the Arts Asylum in downtown Kansas City, OVERTURE performed Off-Broadway in NYC in 2019, where
SMNW Theatre and Thespian Troupe #888 are #VirtuallyUnstoppable, and #TheShowMustGoOn! We are excited to continue our theatre season with our first mainstage performance of Oscar Wilde’s classic satirical comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Tickets are FREE for SMNW students and $10.00 for adults. There is a premiere broadcast at 7:00pm on Saturday, November 21,
FALL LAB PLAY “Bad Auditions…On Camera” by Ian and Carrie McWethy Directed by Layla Harris & Grace Allen Produced through special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. CASTING DIRECTOR: Autumn Posey ROGER: Jacob Parker GINA MARIE: Alyssa Kempf KELLIN: Cody Sprague TANDY: Elaine Gast JESS: Zoe Conner CARMEN: Brooke Mertz GRACE: Elizabeth Berry WENDY: Zoe Conner PHYLLIS:
Follow this link to find out everything we have planned for a very exciting 2020-21 theatre season at SMNW! We are very proud that we’ve been able to plan a season that allows us to function safely within all levels of gating criteria for this year. ON WITH THE SHOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXASG_Dkg6Y&ab_channel=SMNWTheatre-ThespianTroupe%23888
On Saturday, May 16 we held our virtual Thespian Honors and Awards Banquet. Congratulations to all our honorees! White Booster Award Voted on by the Thespian Officer Board to recognize a parent member of the Theatre Booster Club whose contributions have been vital to the success of the program Lael Holloway Producer’s Circle Award
DON LOCKWOOD: Jackson Tomlin COSMO BROWN: Jayce Lamb LINA LAMONT: Kate Rivera KATHY SELDON: Claire Severence R.F. SIMPSON: Zach Dulny ROSCOE DEXTER: Alice Newell ENSEMBLE FAMILY A Also appearing as Simpson Party Guests & Graumann Audience DORA BAILEY: Tajanai Adams OLGA MARA: Charlene Pastok ZELDA ZANDERS: Claire Anderson J. CUMBERLAND SPENDRILL III/FILM ENEMY:
CAST LIST Thank you to everybody who auditioned—especially to our new students just beginning their time at Northwest! Auditioning always takes a lot of bravery! Remember that we will have auditions for our fall lab play on Tuesday, September 10! I would encourage you all to audition for that show—it promises to be a lot
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