by Jamie - Editor | Mar 8, 2022 | Theater
Appleton North High School Theater Program by Judy Hebbe Ron Parker proved that sports rivalries don’t stop students from working together in theater programs. “Theater is so inclusive. There are no cliques or groups among students who participate in theater...
by Jamie - Editor | Oct 9, 2021 | Theater
John Weyers – Playwright by Judy Hebbe It can take years for a playwright to write a play, and many more to finally see it produced. For John Weyers, a wish turned him into a playwright in less than two years, and he saw his work produced this September 2021 in...
by Jamie - Editor | Aug 11, 2021 | Theater
Curtain Up on a New Endeavor by Jim Romenesko Meet Joshua Thone, a young man for whom theater has been a central focus since he was a child. The soon-to-be senior at Xavier High School recalls his first role: that of Pinocchio in “Hocus Pocus,” an original play at the...
by Jamie - Editor | Jun 10, 2021 | Theater
Summer Theater Preview by Jim Romenesko With all the excitement of a theatre curtain dramatically rising at the top of a show, the Appleton theatre community is edging its way back to normal operations. Although with fewer productions in the hopper and,...
by Jamie - Editor | May 7, 2021 | Theater
Xavier Theater’s Path to Reopening by Jim Romenesko For the past two months I’ve been writing to tell you about local high school theatre programs that have cautiously moved back to producing after being on “hold” for nearly a year. This month,...
by Jamie - Editor | Mar 31, 2021 | Theater
Appleton North Theater Embraces Hope by Jim Romenesko When the pandemic shut down school activities last March, Appleton North Theatre’s planned production of “The Laramie Project” was one of the casualties. Now, with many local high school theatres carefully...
