Theater – March 2022

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...

Theater – October 2021

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...

Theater – August 2021

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...

Theater – June 2021

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,...

Theater – May 2021

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,...

Theater – April 2021

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...