​Bartlett High School’s Panther Playhouse presents Hairspray by Mark O’Connell and Thomas Meehan with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. This production runs March 26th-April 4th at Bartlett High School. 
It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show." When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob, Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network... all without denting her 'do! 
The production stars Ella Sego (Tracy Trunblad), Joe Kusmierz (Corny Collins), Matthew Brooks (Edna Turnblad), Kaelyn White (Penny Pingleton), Anna Wright (Velma Von Tussle), Dilyn Doherty (Amber Von Tussle), Josh Morrow (Link Larkin), Shy’Kira Allen (Motormouth Maybelle), and Ben Sutton (Wilbur Turnblad). The cast also includes Sarah Cornelison, Josh Pettit, Katlyn Young, Gale Mullins, Maranda Mays, Alex Grant, Morio Snelling, Loren Watson, Riya Golden, Gistar Williams, Rachel Henry, Gage Harber, Lucas Rayborn, Liz Bennett, Steele Bowers, McKenna Fleshman, Holden Rogers, Audrey Miller, Annie Steward, Zoe Hardin, Amara Trammell, Katelyn Whitley, Zaria Crawford, Justice Jackson, Taina Pardo, Abigail Bledsoe, Aubree Farrell, Emma Less, Erin McKee, Nick Shelhamer, Kayley Perkins, Ethan Bogard, Meg McVay, and Brianna Rebich. 
This production is directed by Kirie Walz, co-choreographed by Kirie Walz and Karl Robinson, with musical direction by Renee Kemper Murray, technical direction by Kevin Rogers, and orchestra direction by Trevor Rundell. 
Hairspray will be inaugural production in the brand new theatre at Bartlett High School.  You won't want to miss this explosive smash hit! Tickets go on sale March 2nd. 
Bartlett High School is located at 5688 Woodlawn St, Bartlett, TN 38134. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, and $10 for children (10 and under) and can purchased at 
www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or at the door. For more information, please contact bartlettpantherplayhouse@gmail.com

On November 16, the Forensics team competed at Arlington High School against 14 other schools and came in second place overall with the following students placing in their events.
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DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION:
Sarah Cornelison- 5th Place
Jordan Jones- 6th Place

DUET:
Sarah Cornelison/Maranda Mays- 1st Place
Holden Rogers/Anna Wright- 5th Place
Kennedi Scullark/Savannah Wafai- 6th Place

DUET IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING:
Aubree Farrell/Anna Wright- 1st Place

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION:
Ben Sutton- 3rd Place
Eric Christoffersen- 6th Place

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING:
Estella Seaman- 2nd Place
India Cross- 5th Place

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING:
Estella Seaman- 5th Place

ORIGINAL ORATORY:
India Cross- 3rd Place

POETRY INTEPRETATION:
Alex Grant- 4th Place
Riya Golden- 3rd Place

PROSE INTERPRETATION:
Josh Morrow- 2nd Place
Anna Wright- 3rd Place

STORYTELLING:
Joe Kusmierz- 2nd Place
Maranda Mays- 3rd Place
Rachel Henry- 4th Place
Katlyn Young- 5th Place

On November 2, the Forensics team competed at Henry County High School and continued their successful season.  The following students placed in their individual events:
Sarah Cornelison- Dramatic Interpretation- 5th Place
Ben Sutton- Humorous Interpretation- 4th Place
Sarah Cornelison/Maranda Mays- Duo Interpretation- 6th Place
Joe Kusmierz- Storytelling- 3rd Place
Maranda Mays- Storytelling- 2nd Place

On Saturday, September 21, members of the Bartlett High Speech and Debate team attended their first competition of the season at Portland High school.  Maranda Mays and Sarah Cornelison placed 2nd in Duo Interpretation and Katlyn Young placed 5th in Storytelling.  Joe Kusmierz and Jaden Wiley competed in storytelling. Josh Morrow competed in Prose.

The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School presents PIPPIN by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. This production runs April 4th-7th at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center.

A mysterious troupe of circus performers, guides Pippin, son of King Charlemagne, on his quest to find an extraordinary life.  Pippin searches through the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh, and the intrigues of political power, only to ultimately discover true happiness is found in every day, ordinary life. 
 
The production stars Shy’Kira Allen (Leading Player), Caleb Medlin (Pippin), Noah Jobbins (Charles), Simon Sutton (Lewis), Rachel Henry (Fastrada), Anna Wright (Berthe), Ella Sego (Catherine), and Steele Bowers (Theo). The cast also includes ensemble members Elizabeth Bennett, Sarah Cornelison, Aubree Farrell, McKenna Fleshman, Riya Golden, Kaelyn Grubbs, Zoe Hardin, Kelsi Kramer, Sun Mi Ko, Erin McKee, Meg McVay, Kaelin Mitchell, Taina Pardo, Courtney Powell, Brianna Rebich, Amara Trammell, Katlyn Young, Nylan Barr, Luke Dabney, Cameron Hubbard, Joe Kusmierz, Josh Morrow, Jack Powell, Holden Rogers, Nick Shelhamer, Ben Sutton, and Dominic Tribo.
 
This production is directed and choreographed by Kirie Walz, musical direction by Paul Whited, with technical direction by Kevin Rogers, and orchestra direction by Jessica Burmingham.
 
The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center is located at 3663 Appling Rd, Memphis, TN 38133. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, and $10 for children (10 and under) and can purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or at the door. For more information, please contact bartlettpantherplayhouse@gmail.com

The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School presents 12 ANGRY JURORS based on the Emmy winning television movie by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman L. Sergel. This production runs from October 18th-21st at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center.
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Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the twelve members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused, an inner-city teen. As the dozen jurors try to reach a unanimous decision while sequestered in a room, one juror casts considerable doubt on elements of the case. Personal issues soon rise to the surface, and conflict threatens to derail the delicate process that will decide one boy's fate.
 
The production stars Simon Sutton (Juror 8), Josh Morrow (Juror 3), Joe Kusmierz (Foreman), Kaelin Mitchell (Juror 4), Lucas Dabney (Juror 9), and Taina Pardo (Juror 11). The cast also includes Riya Golden, Sarah Cornelison, ShyKira Allen, Liz Bennett, Ben Sutton, Caleb Medlin, and Sun-Mi Ko. This production is directed by Kirie Walz with Kevin Rogers as the technical director.
 
The Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center is located at 3663 Appling Rd, Memphis, TN 38133. Tickets will go on sale September 21st.  Tickets are $10 and can purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or at the door. For more information, please contact bartlettpantherplayhouse@gmail.com

​January 29, 2018
 
MEDIA RELEASE
 
Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School
 
The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School presents Disney’s TARZAN with music and lyrics by Phil Collins and book by David Henry Hwang.  The production runs March 1-10 on the Panther Playhouse Mainstage at Bartlett High School.
 
Based on Disney’s 1999 animated film, an infant boy washed up on the shores of West Africa is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.  This touching story of love and family is one for the ages. 
 
This high flying musical stars Caleb Medlin (Tarzan), Kaelin Mitchell (Jane), Shy’Kira Allen (Kala), Joe Kusmierz (Kerchak), Simon Sutton (Terk), Jacob Priddy (Porter), and Josh Morrow (Clayton).  The cast also features Nick Shelhamer, Nylan Barr, Waverly Watkins, Rachel Henry, and ensemble members Gabby Bartolome, Elizabeth Bennett, James Chapman, Sarah Cornelison, Luke Dabney, McKenna Fleshman, Lydia Girard, Kaelyn Grubbs, Noah Jobbins, Yasin Karadas, Sun-Mi Ko, KJ Mauwong, Olivia Morrison, Jacob Peirce, Courtney Powell, Jack Powell, Brianna Rebich, Holden Rogers, Ella Sego, and Katlyn Young. 
 
This production is directed by Kevin Rogers and Kirie Walz with music direction by Paul Whited, and choreography by Kirie Walz. Orchestra direction is by Trevor Rundell.
 
The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School is located at 5688 Woodlawn Street.  Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, and $10 for children(10 and under) and can be purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or at the door. For more information, please contact bartlettpantherplayhouse@gmail.com

​The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School presents FOOLS by Neil Simon.  The production runs November 2-11 on the Panther Playhouse Mainstage at Bartlett High School.
 
Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He's landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and Leon's job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over 24 hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes Stupid. But, he has fallen in love with a girl so Stupid that she has only recently learned how to sit down.
                                                                                    
The production stars Josh Morrow (Leon), Aubrey Hayes (Doctor Zubrtisky), Maranda Mays (Lenya Zubritsky), McKenna Fleshman (Sophia Zubritsky) and Caleb Medlin (Gregor Yousekevitch).  The cast also includes Jacob Priddy, Noah Jobbins, Ben Sutton, Simon Sutton, Sarah Cornelison, Isabella Cleveland, Lydia Girard, ShyKira Allen and Luke Dabney.  The production is directed by Kirie Walz.
 
The Panther Playhouse at Bartlett High School is located at 5688 Woodlawn Street.  Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults and can purchased be at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or at the door. For more information, please contact  bartlettpantherplayhouse@gmail.com