September 3, 2025 - With the success of the Wicked Witch play last year, Knights players have delivered again with the beginning of the production of the Wizard of Oz play. Currently, auditions have already been selected, and teams have been formed within Ms. Nevarez’s cast and Ms. Causey’s tech theater crew, working on the play. Now starring Dominic Jefferson as the Wizard and  Historian, Jada Ceja as Dorothy, Damien Moncada as Scarecrow, Nahui Escajeda-Fileto as the Tin Woodman, and Joseph Alberto as the Lion. Within the production of the play, the cast and tech crew have been experimenting with new techniques to stay true to the Wizard of Oz story and new ideas for their characters' costumes, which have never been seen before.

From events like Dorothy’s abduction from her home into Oz, to meeting The Wizard of Oz himself, this adaptation stays as true as possible to the original to provide the most entertaining theater experience. Refining the Knight players' work to date, they’re crafting one of the best plays in Hanks’ Theatre history.

The Knight Players are still experimenting and revising, but are promising a renowned play for this coming school year, and making it memorable. With more coming in the future, come see The Wizard of Oz on November 13th & 14th during school for certain periods and after school at 6:30 pm in the Hanks theatre. The cost is 3$ per student and 5$ for adults. 

September 17, 2025 - In a faraway kingdom, there ruled a loving King, Henry the 1st, and his wife, Queen Eleanor. Henry was loved by his kingdom, for he was a strict, but kind king. As for Eleanor, she felt like she was living in her husband's shadow. The kingdom didn’t even care about her existence. Eleanor grew envious of her husband, so she made a plan. A plan that would leave the people no choice, but to acknowledge her and her triumphs. She then visited a witch's hut and paid her to cast a spell on the king to render him useless, and obsolete. 

The witch, in desperate need of the money, agreed, but the witch would only cast the spell for four years, for she held no anger towards King Henry.

The next day, the king woke up without his crown, nor did he wear his silky nightgown, a gift from his wife, which he held so dear. Henry wasn’t himself anymore, he examined his fur and small body; then it hit him. The king was a capybara. When the knights found him they threw him out. 

Eleanor was pleased with herself, as she now had all the kingdom’s eyes on her. Except for one guard, Sir Knight, Henry's most trusted and loyal knight. He had quickly found out that something was wrong after finding Henry’s quarters empty in the dead of night. Sir Knight has spent the entire evening searching for him in all of his favorite spots, the balcony, the library, and even the fountains outside of his palace, yet he found nothing. It was already morning when the other guards found Henry in his new form and tossed him aside. Sir knight, for some reason, felt compelled to follow him, despite Queen Eleanor warning him not to, for if he did, he would not be permitted to return. He accepted his fate and was quickly thrown out.

When he arrived, he witnessed the witch tending to the tiresome capybara. Before he could question her, the witch noticed his presence and seemed to vanish into thin air. The loyal knight sat by his king until they both drifted off into a deep slumber, assuring Henry that he would stay by him until the day he drew his final breath.