Welcome to the Morris Area High School Theatre Department!!

The Morris Area High School Theatre Department is dedicated to creating a collaborative learning environment with high quality education in the performing arts. The goal of our program is to elicit  creative  self-expression, critical thinking, and artistry through productions as students grow as performers, directors, designers, and stage technicians.  The department is committed to producing shows that will continue to delight, entertain, and educate audiences.

Contacts

Mr. Kelly -  skelly@morris.k12.mn.us
Morris Area High School

Drama Club Advisor
Fall Musical Tech Director

Mrs. White - kwhite@morris.k12.mn.us
Morris Area High School

One-Act Play Director/Coach
Spring Play Co-Director
Fall Musical Choreog/Asst. Dir.

Mr. Ferriero -  jferriero@morris.k12.mn.us
University of Minnesota

Fall Musical Director
Spring Play Co-Director
TYA Director
Summer Program Director

Miss Malaski -  kmalaski@morris.k12.mn.us
Morris Area Elementary School

Fall Musical Vocal Director
Spring Musical Vocal Director
Summer Vocal Director

Mrs. Dagen - wdagen@morris.k12.mn.us
Morris Area High School

Fall Musical Music Director

Teague Picht -  teaguepicht@gmail.com

One-Act Play Tech Director
Spring Play Tech Director

Avery Frank -  averyofthefrank@gmail.com 
University of Minnesota

Fall Musical Assistant
Spring Play Assistant
Theatre Camp Director
Youth Theatre Director

Grace Alessi - grace.alessi2003@gmail.com

Fall Musical Intern/Assistant
Spring Play Assistant
TYA Musical Assistant

Travis Fults -  tfults@morris.k12.mn.us   
Morris Area Schools - Genius Team

Lighting/Sound Designer
Spring Musical Tech Director
Spring Play Tech Director
Summer Program Tech Director


Special Grant Performance for Young People
by Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health

Little Hood gets distracted in the forest, but her ability to simultaneously pay attention to multiple things comes in handy when it’s time to save her granny from the wolf. 

This fidgety fairy tale has gentle humor and great music.  This performance gives kids and grown-ups the tools to have important conversations about mental health. This show focuses on the topic of ADHD.


Directed by Avery Frank
Written by  Matt Jenson
Music & Lyrics by Marya Hart


Coming April, 2023

JOIN NOW!!

It's time for bed - time to pick up our toys, take a bath time, brush our teeth and put our PJs on to end the day. But wait! What's that noise I hear under my bed? Where's my teddy bear? See how bedtime can really be a blast in this creative and cozy musical.

Fall Musical

November
17, 18, 19 @ 7:30pm
19 @ 1:30pm







One-Act Play



January 24,2023

February 2, 2023



"Eurydice" reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus's infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bridge, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love.


Spring Play

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

March 23, 24 & 25 @ 7

March 25 @ 1:30

MAY 18 & 19, 2023

Summer Musical

July, 2023

SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world!

Summer Youth Musical

June, 2023

Once upon a time... Talking frogs? A falling sky? A town full of confused folk? What is really happening and who can answer these questions? The librarian? The coach? The Mayor and town council? The sweet and smart-thinking Rachel? With song, dance, and a fast moving script, Thwacked! unfolds to reveal these and many other delightful characters as they attempt to unravel the mystery in a fairytale world. 





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