Will Brooks

Welcome to the Arapahoe High School Theatre Department!

We have a very active Thespian Troupe here as well as a variety of classes students can take. CE Theatre Appreciation and Stagecraft are introductory Theatre classes in acting and technical theatre, respectively. CE Technical Theatre+ now includes our new advanced Costuming, Lighting, Sound, and Stage Management disciplines. CE Acting and CE Theatrical Production are our year-long, audition-only classes. In Theatrical Production, we will look to produce a variety of productions from shorter, student-written works to full-length performances. In Acting, we will explore a variety of acting techniques and styles to expand our toolkit as performers. Our CE, or concurrent enrollment, classes are in conjunction with Red Rocks Community College. Like a version of AP Theatre, all students in these classes have the opportunity to get college credit for theatre through RRCC.

I am entering my seventh year teaching here and am excited about the new productions and new conversations our productions will bring this year. This fall, the Thespians will be presenting Puffs. This spring, our musical will be Chicago. I believe these plays fit very well together. They both explore the ways we view our own successes and failures, and the communities we choose to be a part of because of that. Self-knowledge and perspective are particularly important in a young person's life right now, and I am excited to explore those themes with our students. 

I have my MFA in acting from the University of California at Davis, and taught high school theatre in New Mexico, Nevada, and California for 6 years until I came to Colorado in 2013 and have been here since. Below you will find a link to a video resume of my work before coming to Arapahoe, and in the History tab, there are links to pictures and videos of some of the Thespian work from previous years.

I'm excited to meet and work with the incredible AHS students this year!

#WHY I TEACH - I teach to gather and encourage others to create performances that enrich their audiences. I believe this allows us to connect, communicate, and ultimately understand each other on a deeper level.