MPHS Drama History

Past Seasons

2023- 2024

Fall Play: The Diary of Anne Frank

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Kay Chapman

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Set Design by Chris Pontani


One Act Directors:


Spring Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar

Directed by Chris Turner

Music Vocal Direction by Chrissy Stief

Choreographed by Michael Bly

Assistant Choreography by Kim Turner

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Pit Direction by Brian Drumbore

Set Design by Chris Pontani


2022- 2023

Fall Play: She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurer's Edition

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Charlie Wood

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Set Design by Tony Del Negro


One Act Directors:


Spring Musical: Disney's Frozen (Delaware High School Premiere: The United States of Frozen)

Directed by Chris Turner

MusicVocal  Direction by Chrissy Stief

Choreographed by Patricia Storch and Kim Turner

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Pit Direction by Brian Drumbore

Set Design by Tony DelNegro

Assistant Directed by Charlie Wood


2021 - 2022

Fall Play: Love/Sick

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Charlie Wood

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Set Design by Tony Del Negro


One Act Directors:


Spring Musical: Disney's Freaky Friday

Directed by Chris Turner

Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

Choreographed by Patricia Storch and Kim Turner

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Pit Direction by Brian Drumbore

Assistant Directed by Charlie Wood


2020 - 2021

Fall Play: Canceled Due to Covid

One Act Directors: Canceled Due to Covid

Spring Musical: Virtual Cabaret


2019-2020

Fall Play: The Laramie Project, Ten Years Later

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Teayra Bowden

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Set Design by Tony Del Negro


Spring Musical: Canceled Due to COVID!


2018-2019

Fall Play: Almost, Maine

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Teayra Bowden

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Set Design by Tony Del Negro

One Act Directors:

Spring Musical: Pippin

Directed by Chris Turner

Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

Choreographed by Patricia Storch and Kim Turner

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Pit Direction by Brian Drumbore

Assistant Directed by Teayra Bowden

2017-2018

Fall Play: The Crucible

Directed by Chris Turner

Assistant Directed by Lucy James-Olson

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

One Act Directors:

Spring Musical: Mary Poppins

Directed by Chris Turner

Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

Choreographed by Patricia Storch and Kim Turner

Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Pit Direction by Brian Drumbore

2016-2017

Fall Play: Peter/Wendy

                        Directed by Ashley Thompson

                        Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

One Act Directors:

Spring Musical: Oklahoma!

                        Directed by Ashley Thompson

                        Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

                        Choreographed by Ashley Pope and Gabbi Casarina

                        Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

2015-2016

Fall Play: Midsummer/Jersey

                               Directed by Chris Turner

                                Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Ragtime

                             Directed by Chris Turner

                             Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

                             Choreographed by Patricia Storch

                             Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

2014-2015

Fall Play: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

                               Directed by Chris Turner

                               Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Rent (School Edition)

                             Directed by Chris Turner

                             Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

                             Choreographed by Patricia Storch

                             Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

2013-2014

Fall Play: The Laramie Project

                               Directed by Chris Turner

                               Student Director, Hannah Gray

                               Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Hairspray

                            Directed By Chris Turner

                            Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

                            Choreographed by Patricia Storch

                            Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

2012 - 2013

Fall Play: Our Town

                            Directed by Chris Turner

                            Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Godspell

                             Directed by Chris Turner

                             Music Direction by Chrissy Stief

                             Choreographed by Patricia Storch

                             Student director, Amy Koss

                    Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

2011 - 2012

Fall Play: The Crucible Project

                            Directed by Theresa Brown

                            Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Beauty and the Beast

                            Directed by Chris Turner

                            Co-Directed by Tina Sheing

                            Technical Direction by Laura Nichols

2010 - 2011

Fall Play: 12 Angry Jurors

                            Directed by: Patrick Sutton

                            Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Les Miserables

                            Directed by Chris Turner

                            Music Direction by Alexis Drake

                            Choreographed by Patricia Storch

                            Technical Direction by Laura Nichols

2009 - 2010

Fall Play: Razia's Shadow

                            Directed by Pheadra Scott

                            Music Direction by Jill Bacon

                            Technical Direction by Matt Coyle

Spring Musical: Footloose!

                            Directed by Tina Sheing

                            Music Directed by Fred 

                            Choreographed  by Angela Bates

                            Technical Direction by Laura Nichols

2008 - 2009

Spring Musical: Damn Yankees

                                Directed by Tina Sheing

                                Music Direction by Fred

                                Choreographed by Angela Bates

                                Technical Direction by Laura Nichols