Theatre, Technical Theatre & Media Production

Overview

Students focus on developing community and a strong sense of personal voice through creative collaboration. Students can present their work to the community through performances, festivals, and workshops. Students have opportunities to travel as part of the Theatre Arts Program.

Courses

Encore Parent Group

What is Encore?

Encore is the parent group that supports HPHS Theatre! Every parent of an HPHS theatre student is automatically a member of Encore.

Why Donate?

Your annual donations to Encore support special programming for HPHS theater students. Funds are used to fund or subsidize special activities and programs, including:

Production rehearsal meals for cast and crew
Student workshops and classes led by guest artists
Original performances
Equipment needs
Company celebrations after STUNTS and the annual musical
Awards and gifts to be presented at the Theatre Banquet
Summer theatrical programs
Theatre-related field trips, including local field trips, an annual trip to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival, and scheduled trips to New York

Donations should be brought to the Fine Arts Office (E-100a) or to the Theatre Office (E-100).

Encore Committees

Please email Encore co-chairs to indicate your interest in assisting with one or more of the following committees:

Production Concession Sales

Parent volunteers set up, run and clean up a sale of concessions before each show and during intermission. You are required to be present 30 minutes prior to the curtain.

Rehearsal Meals

Production weeks require long rehearsals and we fuel our students for the challenge. Members of this committee will order food from a local eatery, pick up or arrange delivery, set up and serve the meal, and assist with clean up. Meals are often served on Monday and Tuesday of production weeks, right after school. Obligations on such days last approximately an hour.

Company Celebrations

Following the last performances of STUNTS and the musical, all production members gather in the cafeteria to celebrate. Parent volunteers arrange for food and drink for the students, set up meals and clean up afterward.

Theatre Banquet

Our end-of-the-year celebration is a special time for all involved. In particular, it is time to honor the senior class. The committee helps with table decorations, set up, selected gifts and other related duties.

Interested? Contact us!

Please contact the Encore Co-Chairs Lilah Shapiro (lilahs1972@gmail.com) or Rebecca Nathanson (rnathanson1@hotmail.com) to donate money, volunteer for a parent committee, or with questions.

Production History

This list consists of all productions dating back to 1990. Each year also included STUNTS and the Short Play Festival (One Acts until 2006). The Stunts production history dates back to 2000.

2022-2023

A Monster Calls, Mamma Mia!, Our Town

STUNTS Across America

2021-2022

Rumors, Chicago, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

Lights, Camera, STUNTS!

2020-2021

Love/Sick, The Best Medicine: Stories of Love and Laughter, The Drowsy Chaperone

My Big Fat Greek Stunts

2019-2020

Mother Hicks, The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy

Stunts Ever After

2018-2019

O Beautiful, The Music Man, School for Scandal

Stunts Uncharted

2017-2018

The Diary of Anne Frank, Heathers: The Musical, Peter and the Starcatcher

Stunts on Fire

2016-2017

Equus, Evita, A Perfect Wedding

Make Stunts Great Again

2015-2016

The Government Inspector, Mary Poppins, Orpheus Descending

Stunts: An Unexpected Journey

2014-2015

Argonautika, Les Misérables, Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches

Stunts Gets Real

2013-2014

An Enemy of the People, Almost Maine, Spring Awakening

Stuntz of the Living Dead

2012-2013

August: Osage County, Legally Blonde, Cyrano de Bergerac

Stunts in the Name of Love

2011-2012

On Stars Not Falling, Distracted, Jekyll and Hyde, The Sparrow

Stunts on Tour

2010-2011

Romeo and Juliet, Footloose, A Streetcar Named Desire

Stunts in Black and White

2009-2010

The Man Who Came to Dinner, A Chrous Line, Pangs of the Messiah

Stunts Upon A Time

2008-2009

The Laramie Project, Rent, Because They Have No Words

Stairway to Stunts

2007-2008

Full Circle, Urinetown, The Diary of Anne Frank

Star Spangled Stunts

2006-2007

A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Cats, The Arabian Nights

Stunts Untitled

2005-2006

Metamorphoses, All My Sons, The Scarlet Pimpernel

Stunts on This Island

2004-2005

Medea, Beauty and the Beast, Rumors

The Write Stunts

2003-2004

You Can’t Take It With You, And Neither Have I Wings To Fly, Fiddler On The Roof

Stuntstasia

2002-2003

A Flea in Her Ear, Les Misérables, The Laramie Project

SuperStunts

2001-2002

Amadeus, Remember My Name, Guys and Dolls

Stunts of a Lifetime

2000-2001

The Secret Garden, One Voice: The Legend of King Arthur, Beautiful Thing

Stunts Then and Now

1999-2000

The Tempest, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Music Man

1998-1999

The Miracle Worker, The Heidi Chronicles, Once On This Island

1997-1998

The Seagull, Prelude to a Kiss, Sweet Charity

1996-1997

Hamlet, Beau Jest, A Chorus Line

1995-1996

Cyrano De Bergerac, Lend Me A Tenor, Anything Goes

1994-1995

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Glass Menagerie, Godspell

1993-1994

The Grapes of Wrath, The Fifth of July, Pippin

1992-1993

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Workroom, Little Shop of Horrors

1991-1992

Romeo and Juliet, Rumors, Brigadoon

1990-1991

The House of Blue Leaves, Strider, Grease

Stage Crew

FAQs

What do I have to do to join Stage Crew?

All you have to do to join is show up at any crew session.

Do I need to have any prior experience to join?

No! We will teach you everything you need to know.

I missed the first day. Can I still join?

Yes! Anyone can join at any time during the school year.

Can I participate in other activities or athletics?

Yes! Stage Crew students are often involved in other activities or athletics. Students can come when they are not involved in other programs or during their offseason.

What is the time commitment?

Stage crew meets daily from 3:15-5:00 PM. As we move into tech week, we stay until 6:00. During production week, we rehearse until 7:00. The Encore parent group provides dinner for those rehearsals.

Who can I contact with more questions?

Contact Mr. Joel Zishuk at jzishuk@dist113.org.

Contact Information

Emma Harmon

Theatre Director
eharmon@dist113.org
(224)765-2171

Joel Zishuk

Technical Theatre Director
jzishuk@dist113.org
(224)765-2175