On Friday, Chesterton High School Music and Drama performed “Mamma Mia!” in their auditorium as part of their spring production. The Play was directed by Kristin Morris and choreography was organized by Drew Nellessen. The...
The drama department at Bishop Noll Institute is happy to welcome everyone back to the theater with their annual Spring play, with this year’s production bringing some of the quirky characters from Putnam County to the stage. An adaptation of the...
On Friday night at Merrillville High School’s Reinhart Auditorium, students took the stage to perform the musical revue, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. This musical has been on MHS Musical Director Melinda Reinhart’s short list of shows to do for a while...
Crown Point High School (CPHS) Theatre opened the curtains on their spring production, Disney’s “High School Musical on Stage!” this Thursday. Since the movie musical came out in 2006, it has quickly become something of a modern classic – and...
West Side Theater Guild TV in partnership with the Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) recently debuted the TV series, “A Day in the District”. This program was developed to increase community engagement and awareness of the changes and...
Members of the Merrillville High School Thespian Troupe #1692 earned accolades at the recent Thespian Nation Live conference, a virtual multi-state event. In individual event competitions, freshman Ember Wolstenholme ranked superior in scenic...
The Griffith High School Theatre Company acted out a virtual performance of Orson Welles’ Radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War of The Worlds, along with Tracks by Peter Tarsi on Saturday night. To stay...
Since the middle of March, COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in the normal onslaught of public activities, but schools and theatre companies throughout Northwest Indiana refuse to let the spirit of theatre dwindle. Theatre arts are all about creativity,...
While the pandemic may keep people apart, school theatre departments and theatre companies decided it did not have to keep them from performing. Whether it’s through Zoom or another video application, the theatre community has found ways not only...
It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet,...