Please click on the show title below for production photos. Archival videos of performances from 2006 on are available via WSHS Drama Alum, Chad Bystrom at Bystrom Video or by emailing chadbystrom@gmail.com. 2020 Spring Musical - The Secret Garden*  Cast:
Stage Manager: Devon Darwin Synopsis: The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. Mary Lennox, a young English girl born and raised in the British Raj (India), is orphaned by a Cholera outbreak when she is ten years old. She is sent away from India to Yorkshire, England, to live with relatives whom she has never met. Her own personality blossoms as she and a young gardener bring new life to a neglected garden, as well as to her sickly cousin and uncle. 2020 Student Directed Play - Harvey  Cast:
Synopsis: Elwood P. Dowd is a wealthy drunk who starts having visions of a giant rabbit named Harvey. Elwood lives with his sister Veta and her daughter. Veta worries that Elwood has gone insane. In the process of trying to have him committed, Veta admits that she occasionally sees Harvey herself. The director of the mental home, Dr. Chumley, tries to reconcile his duty to help Elwood with his own growing experiences with Harvey. 2019 Fall Play - A Few Good Men  PG-13 for Mature Language & Themes Read more here Cast
2019 Musical - Into the Woods  As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch, a baker and his wife are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish. Cast
2019 Student Directed Play  Synopsis: On a dark and stormy night, six unique guests, plus a butler and a maid, assemble for a dinner party at the home of Mr. Boddy. When their host turns up dead, it is clear that no one is safe! Soon the guests are racing to find the killer and keep the body count from stacking up. Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film, Clue is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the very end.Read more here 2018 Fall Play Chorus Line production photos are posted here.  November 8, 9, 10 and 14, 15, 16 Synopsis: Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He's landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and Leon's job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes Stupid. But, he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down.Read more here Cast
2018 Spring Musical Chorus Line production photos are posted here.  March 29, 30, 31 and April 4, 5, 6 Synopsis: A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogeneous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality. From Cassie, the star who just needs the “music and the mirror and the chance to dance,” to Val, a small-town girl with a brand-new big-town body, to Mike, who took his sister’s place in dance class, saying “I can do that.” Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, as told to fellow dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line is funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest. Read more here Cast
2018 Student Directed Play (Kim Le)  Killjoy Rick: Wilder Cufley Claudia: Isabella Hale Carol: Tris Heiden-Lundberg Vicki: Katy Jones Sonny: Henry Parker Victor: Will Rasmussen 2018 Fall Show The Star Wars: Verily a New Hope  Synopsis Reimagined in glorious iambic pentameter, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars will astound and edify Rebels and Imperials alike. Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this sublime retelling of George Lucas’s epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. The saga of a wise (Jedi) knight and an evil (Sith) lord, of a beautiful princess held captive and a young hero coming of age, Star Wars abounds with all the valor and villainy of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. ’Tis a tale told by fretful droids, full of faithful Wookiees and fearsome Stormtroopers, signifying...pretty much everything. Read more here Cast Morgan Bolman: Darth VaderNatalie Brown: Chewbacca Max Browning: Admiral Motti, Commander, Gold Leader Jade Brunner: Jawa 2, Greedo, Officer 3, Rebel Chief, Red 6, Gold 2 Molly Cooke: R5-D4, Captain, Officer 4/5, Envoy Bianca Custer: R2-D2 Theodoric Greenleaf: Trooper 2/4, Guard 1, General Dodonna Isabella Hale: Han Solo Kimberly Le: Obi-Wan Kenobi Gabe McBride: Beru Lars, Commander Willard, Innkeeper, Red 7, Gold 5 Henry Parker: Princess Leia Ella Quinn: Owen Lars, Trooper 8, Red 10 Katya Rose: Trooper 1/3/5, Officer Cass, Wedge Antilles Katie Savage: Luke Skywalker Julie Schexnayder: Grand Moff Tarkin Cadence Sturgeon: Rebel (Lead) 1, Being 1, Guard 2, Trooper 9, Red 9 Ruby Sullivan: (Chief) Pilot, Being 2, Officer 2, Biggs Darklighter Ruth Whitby: Commander Tagge, Officer 1, Red Leader, Jawa 1 Kate Williams: C-3PO 2017 Spring Musical Bonnie & Clyde a thrilling musical with a non-traditional score combining blues, gospel and rockabilly music.  Lyrics by Don Black Book by Ivan Menchell March 30, 31 and April 5, 6, 7 7:30pm Special Benefit - April 1 6pm Reception & 7:30pm Show Synopsis: At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde, from the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country. When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual craving for excitement and fame immediately sets them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo's fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer. Read more here Cast Eleanor/Ensemble: Abby AlishioGovernor Miriam Ferguson/Ensemble: Morgan Bollman Marvin “Buck” Barrow: Wilder Cufley Stella/Ensemble: Bianca Custer Bob Alcorn/Ensemble: Maximillian Czerwinski Ensemble: Alessia De Gregoio Young Clyde: Owen Finley Young Bonnie: Lucy Gerston Bud Russel/Ensemble: Theodoric Greenleaf Bonnie Parker: Isabella Hale Emma Parker/Ensemble: Zoe Harper Capt. Frank Hamer/Ensemble: Jah Kirby Henry Barrow/Ensemble: Wilder Law Teller/Ensemble: Maxwell Lemke Sherriff Schmid/Ensemble: Andrew Nesheim Clyde Barrow: Meir Parent Blanche Barrow: Linda C. Rigor Ensemble: Lexi Russ Cumie Barrow/Ensemble: Julie Schexnayder Preacher: Mees Warmerdam Ted Hinton: Jake Webley Ensemble: Lucinda Wickersham Trish/Ensemble: Kate Williams 2017 Student Directed Show The Odd Couple - Female Edition January 11, 12, 13 @ 7:30pm Synopsis: Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Constanzuela brothers. Never fear, the hilarity remains the same. Read more here 2016 Fall Production  Synopsis: In 1930s Berlin, a group of left-leaning friends struggle to understand the world around them as Hitler rises to power. However, while they claim to have lofty ideals, they do not partake in active resistance against Hitler. The main character, Agnes, is mainly concerned about keeping her rent-controlled apartment. Meanwhile, these events are contrasted with a parallel presentation of events in America in the present day by a modern day activist, Zillah, who insists on taking action to fight repression and authoritarianism. Read more here Cast Zillah Katz: Maddy Wyse Agnes Eggling: Linda Cardona-Rigor Paulinka Erdnuss: Tris Heiden-Lundberg Vealtnic Husz: Maximilian Czerwinski Annabella Gotchling: Kim Le Gregor Bazwald: Maxwell Lemke Gottfried Swetts: Ryan Dean Emil Traum: Jahlil Kirby Die Alte: Katie Savage Rosa Malek: Zoe Harper 2016 Spring Production  Synopsis: That lovable family of creepy kooks is alive and well and living in their super-spooky mansion in Central Park. The Addams family, led by the elegantly gaunt and seemingly undead Morticia and her ever-devoted husband Gomez, is in turmoil. Their daughter Wednesday, now 18, finds herself falling in love—a sensation that is unsettling for both her and her family of endearing misfits. When the teen invites her new boyfriend, Lucas Beineke, over with his “normal” family to get better acquainted with the Addams household, comic chaos (including everything from an amorous giant squid to mixed-up potions to a scorching tango) ensues. Read more here Cast Gomez Addams: Meir Parent Morticia Addams: Delia Finney Wednesday Addams: Kate Williams Pugsley Addams: Carli Evanson Fester Addams: Andrew Nesheim Grandma Addams: Asia Hemmerling Lurch: Henry Hossner Malcolm Beineke: Max Czerwinski Alice Beineke: Maddy Wyse Lucas Beineke: Brandon Weglin Addams Ancestors:
2015 Fall Production The Dead Guy  by Eric Coble The Pitch: You get one million dollars to spend over the next seven days. A camera crew follows your every move and broadcasts your adventures on national television. The Hook: At the end of the week…you die. The Best Part: The viewing audience gets to vote on the method of your death! For hard-luck Eldon Phelps, the deal is irresistible. But does America have the stomach for this much reality? What would you do if you had one week until you became…"The Dead Guy"? Stay tuned… Read more here Cast Gina Yaweth: Delia Finney Eldon Phelps: Mic Parent Dougie: Peter Bryson Intern Cabel Puller: Grace Evanson Roberta Phelps: Linda Cardona-Rigor Virgil Phelps: Wilder Law Christy Moline: Tris Heiden-Lundberg Woman #1: Elizabeth Luchino Woman #2: Katie Savage Security Guard: Max Czerwinski Nancy: Lucy Wickersham Leon: Andrew Haggerty Sheila: Julia Shexnayder 2014 Winter Production  The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon ~ The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother andThe Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun. Read more here 2013 Fall Production
The Diary of Anne Frank ~ The story of a Jewish family hiding from the German occupying forces in war-torn Amsterdam. To escape the horrors of Nazi persecution, Otto Frank hides with his wife and two daughters in attic rooms above an Amsterdam warehouse for two years. Also hiding with the Franks are four other people - the Van Daans, their son Peter, and a dentist, Mr Dussel. In her diary Anne recorded an account of the trials and tribulations of the people around her, alltrying to live a normal life in cramped attic accommodation, whilst under the constant threat of discovery by the Gestapo. This is a story made all the more dramatic because it is based on a true account, and concerns the lives of real people who lived at a time of unspeakable horror for the Jewish population in many European countries. Read more:Stage Agent Cast:
2013 Spring Production  of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.Vice Principal Douglas Panch ~ Stephen Mansfield 2012 Fall Production Lend Me a Tenor  Cast:
2012 Spring Production BYE BYE BIRDIE is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time. It is a satire done with the fondest affection, and tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. An English Teacher, What Did I Ever See in Him?, Put on a Happy Face, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do, Kids, Rosie and Spanish Rose are musical theatre classics. This is the tops in imagination and good old fashion fun.  Cast List:
 2011 Fall Production  The Desperate Hours The story of a home invaded by three escaped criminals and of civilized people being driven to violence. The Hilliards are a typical family living on the outskirts of Indianapolis. Suddenly, their pleasant home becomes a pressure cooker of cunning and violence.* Cast List: Melvin Aguda ~ Chuck Wright Matthew Bohl ~ Glenn Griffin Jo Clark ~ Ralphie Hilliard Travis Duell ~ Jesse Bard Ryan Gluckman ~ Samuel Robish Griffen Hagenson ~ Hank Griffin Myka Kielbon ~ Eleanor Hilliard Johnny Le ~ Lt. Carl Fredericks Mary MacDonald ~ Miss Swift Maddison Newell ~ Cindy Hilliard Peter Nguyen ~ Dutch/Mr. Patterson Lindsay Rogan ~ Agent Harriet Carson Taryn Smith ~ Tammy Winston Max Zimmerman ~ Dan Hilliard 2011 Spring Musical  music by Richard Rodgers lyrics & music by Oscar Hammerstein II Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA! The music and lyrics have proven to be some of the best in musical theatre with songs that include "Oh What a Beautiful Morning", "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top", People Will Say We're in Love, "I Can't Say No", "Oklahoma! and many more, making this a musical treat for the whole family. Synopsis Source Fun Facts about Oklahoma!
2011 Student Directed Production A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody It’s New Year’s Eve at the Perry mansion. Julia and Matthew Perry seem to have it all. Still, Matthew wants something more -- to be rid of his wife, Julia, so he can have some real fun! He resolves to murder Julia by the end of the year, and tells her so. She vows to stay alive, and tells him so. And so the game begins and of course hilarity ensues. While
Julia cleverly dodges Matthew’s devious murder attempts, the Perry
friends and staff are dying off mysteriously. It seems Matthew is
successful in murdering everyone but Julia. As the bodies are falling,
dim-witted daughter Bunny contemplates calling off her wedding to
unwitting Donald since all the intended gift-bearing guests are dying.
Enter Detective Plotnik -- a Sam Spade reincarnation who suspects
everyone, but hasn’t a clue. That is, not until Donald stumbles upon
Julia and gentlemanly butler Buttram in what Donald mistakenly perceives
as a compromising situation. Donald jumps to the conclusion that Julia
is the murderer -- trying to murder Matthew! 2010 Fall Production 12 Angry People  12 Angry Men (1957) is the gripping, penetrating, and engrossing examination of a diverse group of twelve jurors who are uncomfortably brought together to deliberate after hearing the 'facts' in a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial case. They retire to a jury room to do their civic duty and serve up a just verdict for the indigent minority defendant (with a criminal record) whose life is in the balance. The film is a powerful indictment, denouncement and expose of the trial by jury system . The frightened, teenaged defendant is on trial, as well as the jury and the American judicial system with its purported sense of infallibility, fairness and lack of bias. Alternatively, the film could also be viewed as commentary on McCarthyism, Fascism, or Communism (threatening forces in the 50s). One of the film's posters described how the workings of the judicial process can be disastrous: "LIFE IS IN THEIR HANDS - DEATH IS ON THEIR MINDS! It EXPLODES Like 12 Sticks of Dynamite." Cast FOREMAN: Taylor Schueler JUROR NO. 2: Matthew Carlson JUROR NO. 3: David Ramirez JUROR NO. 4: Flannery Denison JUROR NO. 5: Nanna Darden JUROR NO. 6: Matt Bohl JUROR NO. 7: Johnny Le JUROR NO. 8: Kayla Swedlow JUROR NO. 9: Kaily Irons-Fuda JUROR NO. 10: Sterling Espinoza JUROR NO. 11: Biruktawit Mengistu JUROR NO. 12: Mackenzie Jennings 2010 Spring Production Once Upon a MattressA love-sick nobleman seeking to marry his sweetheart does his best to find his ruling prince a suitable bride so that he himself may wed. No one in Prince Dauntless’s kingdom is permitted to marry until the prince himself exchanges vows — a problem hindered by the fact that the prince’s overprotective mother, Queen Aggravain, has thus far thwarted all efforts to marry her son. This does not sit well with the honorable Sir Harry, a man whose heart longs to wed the fair Lady Larkin, and after a long and arduous journey specifically designed to find the prince a bride, Sir Harry returns to his kingdom to present Princess Winnifred of the swamps. Immediately smitten by the princess, Prince Dauntless sets into motion plans for a lavish wedding as his scheming mother cooks up a test that’s sure to send his marital plans awry. CAST BAND CREW |
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