(27 Aug 2010)

Cast Announced! NEW

The cast for "Moon Over Buffalo" (rights pending) is:

Ethel . . . Audra Bryant
Rosalind Hay . . . Keegan Hughes
Howard . . . Jesse Skupa
George Hay . . . Keaton Jadwin
Charlotte Hay . . . Kassiani Menas
Eileen . . . Andrea Sanders
Paul . . . Ian DePriest
Richard . . . Dalton Melfi
Chorus . . . Justin Malter, Sam Oleson, Andy Schmidt

Thank you to everyone who auditioned! It was great to see so much talent! Make sure to audition for NOB (cast of 40+) & the musical!

(22 Aug 2010)

Construction Update NEW

For those that are interested in how the bond construction is progressing: The East Aud chairs have all been removed. Handicapped seating areas have been poured (the concrete makes the floor level in one row, keeping wheelchairs from rolling). Work on the ceiling fabric looks to be about half done. The stage floor has been removed, and the new floor has been put into place (it now needs to be sanded and painted). The concrete bumps on either side of the stage have been removed (if you've had to move things on or off the stage, you know which bumps I'm talking about.) Most impressive: They have refinished the front of the stage and the back wall of the stage. It looks INCREDIBLE.

We are told that the project should be done by the December concerts. The musical will be held in the East Aud March 3-5.

Remember, work will not start on the new performing arts center/theater until next summer, when the new B-Gym and swimming pool are finished. We should be moving into our new theater fall of 2012.

(21 Aug 2010)

Fall Play Auditions NEW

Sign up outside the West Auditorium to audition for the fall play! Monologues are provided, or you may bring one of your own. Auditions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday after school in the West Aud.

(21 Aug 2010)

Upcoming Weddings NEW

Two upcoming weddings in the next year: Allison Shellito (2005 East theatre grad) will be marrying Christopher Rinaldi on June 11, 2011. Curtis Barton (1998 East theatre grad) will be marrying Deborah Gaunt on October 23, 2010. Congratulations!

(20 July 2010)

Nights of Broadway NEW

East's Broadway variety show returns this year, but because of construction in the East Auditorium, we will be presenting it in November (instead of February/March). This means we will need to create a song list sooner this year. If you have any suggestions of songs you would like included in this year's show (remember, it must be from a Broadway musical or review) please email Mr. G ASAP.

(10 July 2010)

Flowers for Algernon Photos NEW

Photos of East's production of Flowers for Algernon are now available on Flickr, HERE.

(10 July 2010)

Season's Dates Announced

Click the Season link to start planning the year!

(21 May 2010)

Jester Awards

Congrats to East High Jester Winners:
-Kassiani Menas: Leading Actress (Mattress)
-Doug Riney: Orchestra (Mattress)
-Stage Crew: Mattress
-Kim Truong: Scenic Design (Mattress)
-Bridget Koenig: Lighting Design (Mattress)

(8 May 2010)

Season ends

With the final performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," this year's season comes to a close. Thank you everyone for a great year!

(6 Apr 2010)

Flowers for Algernon

Show opens this Friday! Plan on attending Friday or Saturday night at 7:30.

(28 Feb 2010)

Footloose photos on Flickr

Photos of the All-District musical, Footloose, are now available on Flickr. See them HERE.

(7 Feb 2010)

Thespian Points Updated

Thespian points updated to include Nights of Glee.

(21 Dec 2009)

Zach Parker will get lots of hugs

Zach is heading off to be one of Disney's theme park characters for the next 6 months! You might get his autograph and not even know it!

(14 Dec 2009)

East featured in Wichita Eagle

Check out the article on how Glee has influenced performances, including East's "Nights of Glee." Read the article HERE.

(9 Dec 2009)

District Show Cast List

The Cast List for Footloose is UP! Look at it HERE.

(30 Nov 2009)

Nights of Glee Cast List

Thanks again to all who auditioned! We will have a short meeting after school on Wednesday (no more than 15 minutes, for those auditioning for Footloose). See the cast list HERE.

(30 Nov 2009)

Congrats Erin!

Erin Isherwood has earned more than 500 Thespian points and is now on the permanent all-time list!

(29 Nov 2009)

New Thespians

Congrats to our new Thespians: Jaslyn Alexander, Andrea Sanders, Claire Pickus, Emma Crabtree, Justin Malter, Katie LaVoie, Kelbe Fox, Kelsey Presnall, and Melissa Neas.

(29 Nov 2009)

District Musical News

If you are interested in participating in the All-District Musical: Footloose, check out the new info page HERE. A link will also be added to the menu at left until the musical is completed.

(25 Nov 2009)

Shina Ann Morris in Macy's

East Alum Shina Ann Morris ('04) appeared on CBS this morning as part of their Macy's Parade coverage. Watch the video HERE. She's the blonde. Way to go, Shina!

(25 Nov 2009)

Once Upon a Mattress Photos

Photos from our production of Once Upon a Mattress are available on Flickr. See the entire set HERE.

(5 Nov 2009)

Congrats Jenny Wine!

Jenny Wine (Class of 2009) was honored this evening with the Youth Award at the 40th Annual Art Awards, hosted by the Wichita Arts Council. Wayne Bryan accepted on her behalf (as she is attending college in Pittsburgh). Also, her father won the Burton Pell Award for Music. This is the first time two members of the same family have won different awards in the same year!

(2 Nov 2009)

Wedding Bells!

Sarah Reever (Class of 1999) is getting married! On April 17, 2010 she will wed Daniel Pickerel in Wichita. Congrats!

(24 Oct 2009)

Singing for the President

Video of Cecelia Louis, theatre grad in 2006, singing for the President of the United States, Barack Obama!

(16 Oct 2009)

"New" Lights!

Today the performing arts department got a few new lights! OK, That's a bit of an understatement. We tripled the number of lights we previously had. Yes, they are used, but wow, that's a lot of lights. Now Bridget just needs to get them working by the musical! Thanks to everyone who helped unload the lights and special thanks to FoPA and Mr. Thiessen!

Added Oct 17: Stopped by East today. Fixed up, hooked up and lit up one of our new lights. Worked great!

(4 Oct 2009)

Thespian Points Updated

The Thespian points have been updated. See them HERE. If you have strike to make up, do it soon (Monday or Tuesday after school)!

(30 Sep 2009)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

See The Man Who Came To Dinner Friday and Saturday Night!

(21 Sep 2009)

Mary Jane Teall Awards

Tonight several East High alums were honored at the Mary Jane Teall Awards, including:
-Kenneth Mitchell-Supporting Male in a Drama
-Ashley Sorenson-Supporting Female in a Drama
-Kenneth Mitchell-Supporting Male in a Comedy
-Michael Webber-Male in a Musical
-Michael Webber (director) also was honored with Outstanding City Wide Comedy for "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged."
David Bailey (familiar to the East High family) won for Lead Male
Derrick Gronewold also received theRuth McCormick Theatre Educator of the Year Award

(16 Sep 2009)

Over Half a Million View East Theatre

The view counter on EastTheatre's "Let the Sunshine In" video on YouTube has now passed 500,000! See the video for yourself HERE.

(31 Aug 2009)

Cast of The Man Who Came to Dinner

HERE is the cast of the Fall Play. Thank you to all who auditioned! As usual, there were several more people I wanted in the show, but I ran out of roles. PLEASE get involved in the other aspects of the play! Sign up for crew outside the auditorium!

(30 Aug 2009)

NYC trip full

The trip to NYC and Washington DC is now full! We have a waiting list, so if you'd like to be go but didn't sign up, talk to G. HERE is a flyer. Email for a sample itinerary.

(5 Aug 2009)

Congrats to Shina Morris

Shina Morris (class of 2004) has just been cast in Broadway's revival of West Side Story. She should start playing the role of Consuela within the week. Here is a link to the company bios.

(30 June 2009)

Jenny Wine wins!!!

Jenny Wine won the Jimmy!!! Jenny Wine won the 2009 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress, given in New York City, to honor excellence in music theatre! Big Prizes! Big scholarships! Congrats Jenny!
Read about it HERE.
And HERE
And HERE, in the New York Times
And HERE, in the Wichita Eagle
And see a special collection of Jenny photos HERE.

(25 June 2009)

Streetcar Photos on Flickr

Photos from Streetcar Named Desire (2005-6) are now on Flickr. See them HERE.

(25 June 2009)

NOB4 Photos on Flickr

Photos from Nights of Broadway 4 (2005-6) are now on Flickr. See them HERE.

(25 June 2009)

Congrats Evan and Jonathan!

Evan Hernandez named one of 17 National Forensics League champions! Jonathan Lewallen in top 30! See full story in the Eagle.

(24 June 2009)

Emma's Child Photos

Emma's Child (2004-2005) photos are now on Flickr. See them HERE.

(22 June 2009)

Don't Drink the Water Photos

DDtW photos are now on Flickr. See them HERE.

(15 June 2009)

Free Photo Prints Available

We are running out of storage space at East, so we are getting rid of all our old photo albums (don't worry, we're digitizing everything and keeping the negatives.) If you participated in theatre between 1994 and 2004 and would like a set of photos from a particular show (and you were actually in the show and photographed as part of it), click HERE to see what is available!

(15 June 2009)

Photos of The Foreigner Added

Photos of our 1997-8 production of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" have been added to our Flickr page. See them HERE.

(25 May 2009)

Jester Award Honorees!

East High's production of "The Wedding Singer" was honored in the following categories:
-Outstanding Overall Production
-Outstanding Direction: Derrick Gronewold
-Outstanding Leading Actress: Jenny Wine (Julia)
-Outstanding Leading Actor: Keaton Jadwin (Robbie)
-Outstanding Supporting Actress: Maddy Campbell (Rosie)
-Outstanding Supporting Actress: Kassiani Menas (Holly)
-Outstanding Supporting Actor: Joe Consiglio (George)
-Outstanding Musical Direction: Doug Riney
-Outstanding Graphic Design: Keaton Jadwin

Congratulations!