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Fall play right around the corner

Aniket Biswal November 10, 2018

The fall production, The Sparrow, is about to premiere next week at the high school auditorium. It showcases on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of next week. Right now, the theater group is putting the final...

Junior Charlotte Seidnesticker demonstrates her makeup work. She has painted her face to look like a skull.

A Different Kind of Artist: Q&A with junior Charlotte Seidensticker, stage and special effects makeup artist

Hannah Glazier, Entertainment Reporter February 23, 2017

How did you get into makeup? It kind of started that I was just watching makeup youtube videos and thought, “Oh this is cool. I'm going to see if my mom can get me makeup at the drugstore and...

Sophomore Caroline Frawley wears her haunter makeup. She said this opportunity is a way to showcase her acting. Although the Rising Stars will not volunteer as a group, she plans to volunteer individually.

The Fear Farm holds openings for individuals to volunteer as haunters

Emily Worrell, Reporter October 13, 2016

This October, Rising Stars and the theater and film department had planned to team up with Indiana Fear Farm for a unique fundraiser where student actors volunteer as “scarers” for the Fear Farm...

PREVIEW: Summer Teen Theatre Productions

PREVIEW: Summer Teen Theatre Productions

blogs April 13, 2016

With the end of the school year fast approaching, many students are wondering what to do with their summers. While there’s always the option of laying in bed the whole time, watching Netflix, why not...

Fences at IRT showcases phenomenal actors, strong message

“Fences” at IRT showcases phenomenal actors, strong message

blogs March 23, 2016

The Indiana Repertory Theater (IRT) is widely known as one of the most prestigious theaters in all of Indiana. Knowing this, I came into their theater to watch the show “Fences” expecting to be amazed....

Top five movie musicals

Top five movie musicals

blogs March 9, 2016

As fun as it is, theater-going is an expensive hobby: community theater ticket prices range from 10 to 50 dollars, and if you want to go somewhere professional, like Beef & Boards or Broadway in Indianapolis,...

The cast of “Romeo and Juliet” plays amoeba tag as a warm-up for their rehearsal. The show runs from Feb. 11 to 13 and tickets can be purchased starting Jan. 13. NYSSA QIAO / PHOTO

The Do’s and Don’t’s of Auditions: How to handle the toughest part of the process

blogs February 24, 2016

With auditions for “Godspell,” the spring musical, coming up, auditions are something on many student thespians’ minds. As an actress, I have attended many successful and not-so-successful auditions....

This picture shows a rehearsal for the winter production, Romeo & Juliet. The show was a play, catering to the theatre fans more than those who like musical theatre.  SARA

QUIZ: Are you more theatre or musical theatre?

blogs February 9, 2016

Sure, we theatre people don’t always say it or even realize it, but when it comes to the classic theatre versus musical theatre debate, we all have an opinion. Some view musical theatre as overly-simplified...

The cast and directors of Girls Like That pose with their first place trophy. The show competed against 11 other shows this weekend and won. MADELAINE WITHERS / SUBMITTED PHOTO

‘Girls Like That’ artistically portrays strong message

blogs January 27, 2016

This weekend, CHS’s fringe show, “Girls Like That,” competed at the Indiana State Thespian Conference and received an award for “Best Ensemble” along with the first place award. Competing against...

This picture shows a rehearsal for the winter production, Romeo & Juliet. The show was a play, catering to the theatre fans more than those who like musical theatre.  SARA

CHS Theater to perform rendition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

entertainment January 21, 2016

This year, the CHS  winter production will be “Romeo and Juliet” — with modern twists. The CHS theater will use a shortened 90-minute adaptation written by professor of theatre Diane Timmerman at...

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