The Southeast Raleigh High Performing Arts Department presents OLIVER at 8 p.m. on April 3 and 4 and 4 p.m. on April 5 in the school auditorium. Inspired by the 80′s, the production includes the running man, a graffiti den, and – in addition to the awesome SE Raleigh High students – a coach and Assistant Principal! To order tickets online, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/58550 OR purchase at the door! $10 General Admission/$5 for students, teachers, seniors, or military. For more information, contact Southeast Raleigh High School Theatre Director Julya M Mirro at jmirro@wcpss.net
Enloe High will present its spring musical, THE PAJAMA GAME, in the school auditorium with performances at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 18. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.
The Millbrook High School Performing Arts Department will present ANNIE on April 16, 17, 18 at the Millbrook High School Auditorium. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased at the door. For more information, contact Megan Boyd at mboyd@wcpss.net
The Athens Drive Theatre Department will present GUYS AND DOLLS on April 23-25 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. The story is set in the city of Runyonland and is filled with energetic dance numbers, a fight scene, gamblers, and two love stories. Tickets: $10.00 at the door.
The Middle Creek High Fine Arts Department will present the musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT with shows in the school auditorium at 8 p.m., April 23-25. Tickets are $10 and will be on sale about a week before the show. For more information, contact, teacher Athena M. Reaves at 919-661-5468.
Wakefield High will present Barry Manilow’s COPACABANA! at 7 p.m., April 23-25 and at 2:30 p.m., April 25. Tickets are $7-$10. You can find more information at www.wakefieldtheatre.net
Joyner Elementary first graders are putting on a musical program called THE UNITY TREE at 6:45 p.m., April 28 at the school. There will be 110 children in the program, dressed as cats and dogs. 85 students will have speaking parts and several songs will be sung by everyone. They are directed by Joyner Music Teacher Lola Youngman.
The Ligon Middle School Encore Performance Ensemble will present the drama KORCZAK’S CHILDREN, at 2:30 p.m. on April 30, and at 7 p.m. on May 1 and 2. This piece is set during the Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Korczak, writer, educator, physician and passionate advocate for children tries to keep the Jewish boys and girls of his famed Warsaw orphanage alive and hopeful in the face of unbelievable terror. Against the rules of the ghetto, Korczak lets his orphans stage a magical play, THE POST OFFICE, to teach them about he one adult subject he has not yet taught- death. As the play is rehearsed, rumors about deportation to “camps” become a reality and Korczak must decide who can be saved and who must go on the final journey together.
The Middle Creek Theatre Department will present Theatre III/IV Showcase in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. on May 1. For more information, contact, teacher Athena M. Reaves at 919-661-5468.
Cary High School Drama classes perform one act plays in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. on May 7. For more information call 380-3615 or visit http://sites.google.com/site/chspabc/
Dillard Drive Middle School’s first musical production, ANNIE, JR. will be performed on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets will be $5 at the door. Over 100 students and staff members are involved in this production. Cast members have been rehearsing, sharpening their vocals and perfecting their dance numbers. The directors and parents are busily preparing props, costumes, sets, lighting, sound and music. For more information, contact Toni Ahrens at tahrens@wcpss.net
Wakefield Middle School Theatre Arts will be presenting THE MUSIC MAN on May 7, 8, & 9. The show includes dance, band, drama, orchestra, and chorus students. For more information, contact Meredith Lyons at 562.3500 or mlyons@wcpss.net
The Middle Creek Theatre Department will present the Quik Witz Improv Troupe in the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on May 21. For more information, contact, teacher Athena M. Reaves at 919-661-5468.