Next Drama Club Meeting - Tuesday March 4 after school in the auditorium!
Almost Maine -- thank you to all involved! The show was great!
Our First Drama Club Meeting 2013-2014
Drama Club Dues of $10 help to pay for the Maquerade Ball, Homecoming Parade, Final Awards and many other cool things!
Upcoming Events 2013-2014 2013 Drama Club Board Meeting -- Tues, Aug 13, Noon-2pm, I-719 Drama Club Picnic -- Saturday, August 17 12:30-4pm (Hamburgers provided) Piney Creek Park 1st DRAMA CLUB MEETING -- Prepare for the upcoming year! First meeting - come and join the fun! Tues, Aug 27, 2:45-4:00 PM, Auditorium Fall Musical Auditions -- Aug. 29 - Sept 6 -- Auditorium Musical Mandatory Meeting -- Aug 29 -- Auditorium Musical Workshops -- Aug 29 and 30 Musical Auditions -- Sept. 3 - 5 Murder Mystery Auditions -- Sept 10 and 11 -- Drama Classroom (I-719) Thespian Conference -- Dec 5 - 7 -- Downtown Denver 2014 Spring Play Auditions - Jan 8 - 10 One - Act Director Auditions - Mar 10 One-Act Theatre Auditions (One Acts) After School - Auditorium - Mar 18-19 Drama Award Banquet -- May 22, Auditorium | 2013-2014 SEASON (All shows start at 7:15 PM) 2013 Nov 6-7 -- Student-Directed In Memoriam: a Murder Mystery -- Auditorium Nov 21-23 -- Fall Musical Legally Blonde -- Auditorium 2014 Feb 28, Mar 1 -- Spring Play Almost Maine -- Auditorium April 21 - 22 -- Freestyle Theatre (One-Acts) -- Student-Directed -- Cafeteria May 6 -- Children's Theatre -- Cafeteria |
Some Good News from the Smoky Drama Department to Finish the 2013 school year –
Smoky Hill was nominated for seven of seventeen categories for high school theatre, and won two. The award ceremony, called the Bobby G Awards, was Thursday May 30, 2013 at the DCPA. Meaghan Johnson, a graduating senior, won best supporting actress, for her role in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Steven Cross, in the CCSD printing services, won best graphic design for his poster design! 
Thoroughly Modern Millie, the Smoky musical, was nominated for several other awards, including Best Choreography, Best Chorus, Best Supporting Actor - Matt Laughlin, Best Musical Production and Best Costumes.
Sean Nicely - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Monologue IE - 2009
Kendra Jones - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Monologue IE - 2009
Beth Streeter - Superior Performance in Thespian Improv IE - 2009
Suzanna Champion - Cast in Colorado's First All-State Show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dec 3-4, 2010, at Mtn Vista HS and Dec 9 at the State Thespian Conference.
In June 2009, the Smoky Hill Drama program's musical production of All Shook Up was named the Aurora Sentinel's Readers' Choice for Best Theatrical Performance. Smoky's Josh Rigo andSuzanna Champion were voted the Readers' Choice for Best Actor and Actress. Congrats to these Smoky Hill Thespians!
Bryan Black - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Monologue IE - 2008
Sean Nicely - Superior Performance in Thespian Improv IE - 2008
Congratulations to Lisa Wood, the director, and the cast and crew of this wonderful production! Visit these links to share in the experience:
You can view a montage video of the ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDjI9cDYjZY&list=PL78FFBEE4C0743867&index=8
DCPA is currently updating the Denver Center flicker album with photos of the ceremony at http://www.flickr.com/photos/denvercenter/
John Moore of CultureWest has posted some video and photographs of the Awards Ceremony. You can find these at http://www.culturewest.org
There is a PDF of the Awards and Winners below.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
The Smoky Hill Drama Department presented West Side Story at the Colorado Thespian Conference in the Wells Fargo Theatre downtown Denver in December 2011!
In the Aurora Sentinel Best of the Best 2010 issue, the Smoky Hill Drama Department won two Reader's Choice Awards: Best Theatrical Production for "Footloose" and Best Local Actress, Suzanna Champion. Go Buffs!
Suzanna Champion - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Solo Musical IE - 2010
Kate Boyles - Superior State and National Qualification in Stage Management IE - 2010
Kate Boyles - Superior State and National Qualification in Stage Management IE - 2010
Sean Nicely - Superior Performance in Thespian Improv IE - 2010
Drama News! - In July 2010, the Smoky Hill Drama program's musical production ofFootloose was named the Aurora Sentinel's Readers' Choice for Best Theatrical Performance and Best Local Actress, Suzanna Champion.
Kendra Jones - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Monologue IE - 2009
Beth Streeter - Superior Performance in Thespian Improv IE - 2009
Suzanna Champion - Cast in Colorado's First All-State Show The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dec 3-4, 2010, at Mtn Vista HS and Dec 9 at the State Thespian Conference.
In June 2009, the Smoky Hill Drama program's musical production of All Shook Up was named the Aurora Sentinel's Readers' Choice for Best Theatrical Performance. Smoky's Josh Rigo andSuzanna Champion were voted the Readers' Choice for Best Actor and Actress. Congrats to these Smoky Hill Thespians!
Bryan Black - Superior State and National Qualification in Thespian Monologue IE - 2008
Sean Nicely - Superior Performance in Thespian Improv IE - 2008