Bartlett High School’s Panther Playhouse presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with music and lyrics by William Finn. This production runs November 3rd-11th at Bartlett High School.
Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tells the story of an eclectic group of six adolescents vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box. The production stars Morgan Conner as Rona Lisa Perretti, Elliot Lear as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, Nate Freeman as William Barfee, Alyssa McNinch as Olive Ostrovsky, Chase Taylor as Chip Tolentino, Anora Moyer as Loggaine Schwartzandgrubenniere, Bryce Goodson as Leaf Coneybear, Ainsley Keegan as Marcy Park, and Malachi Stewart as Mitch Mahoney. The show also features an ensemble starring Brylee Harber, Hayley Lunsford, Charles Johnson, Kylee Oldham, Joshua Orozco, and Adalee Walker. This production is directed by Kirie Walz, with technical direction by Kevin Rogers and designed by BHS theatre students. 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 be purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org or can be purchased at the door. For more information, please contact [email protected]
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Bartlett High School’s Panther Playhouse has announced its 2022-2023 season as it enters the third year in the beautiful new 840 seat facility. This year’s season will kick off with the Disney Channel’s smash hit High School Musical Jr. which will be directed, choreographed, and designed by BHS students. Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood will be next in the lineup, packed with thrills, romance, laughter, and immortal characters like Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, and Robin Hood, hero of the people who takes on the ruthless powers that be. Get ready to duck a quarterstaff or two – you won’t want to miss a moment of the swashbuckling fun! Closing out the season, the Panther Playhouse is thrilled to bring back the show that never was – Hairspray. In the spring of 2020, just a few weeks away from opening night, BHS students left for spring break expecting to open the very first show in the new theatre only to never return for the remainder of the school year. This spring the show will finally open and tell the story of the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, who has only one desire – to dance on the popular "Corny Collins Show." When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from a social outcast to a breakout 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!
BHS Panther Playhouse Season Passes are now on sale and include 8 tickets that are good to use at any performance, in any combination for the 2022-2023 season. Season Passes cost $70 and can be purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org/tickets. Individual tickets can be purchased at www.bhspantherplayhouse.org/tickets or at the door before each performance. Interested in bringing a group of 10 or more to one of the shows? Contact [email protected]. Dates for all productions are listed below. BHS Panther Playhouse 2022-2023 Season High School Musical Jr..............................................September 16-18 Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood.........November 4-12 Hairspray............................................................March 24-April 1 Congratulations to the following students who will be serving on our tech crews for the 2021-2022 Season. Click below to see each crew!
Thank you to all who auditioned! We will contact cast members this weekend with the rehearsal schedule for next week.
Ethan Bogard Maddie Boyd Halle Brewer Casper Briggs Max Chapman Amy Enlow Aubree Farrell Macey Garey Riya Golden Bryce Goodson Zach Griffith Sean Hanson Carmen Harvey Vanessa Le Elliot Lear Emma Less Haley Lunsford Meg McVay Taina Pardo Lucas Rayborn Cole Reed Amelia Samples Ema Samples Jordan Saunders Chloe Thixton Amara Trammell Allison Williams Anna Wright Ayla Young Rachel Young Be Our Guest Lucas Rayborn & Full Cast Matchmaker Emma Less Amelia Samples Ema Samples Back to Before Anna Wright Gimme, Gimme Halle Brewer We're All In This Together Ensemble Empty Chairs At Empty Tables Lucas Rayborn The Human Heart (Once On This Island) Macey Garey & Amara Trammell She Used To Be Mine Rachel Young Seize The Day Ensemble Children Will Listen Rachel Young Take A Chance On Me Anna Wright Aubree Farrell Taina Pardo Amara Trammell Wouldn't It Be Loverly Emma Less Sit Down You're Rockin The Boat Ensemble Beautiful City Ethan Bogard Casper Briggs Amy Enlow Macey Garey You Can't Stop the Beat Full Cast Bartlett High School’s Panther Playhouse presents Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. This production runs for two nights only: Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th in the NEW Bartlett High School Auditorium!
Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage, and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer's ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. This production stars Shy’Kira Allen, James Barrows, Elizabeth Bennett, Abigail Bledsoe, Ethan Bogard, Steele Bowers, Matthew Brooks, Caydence Davis, Aubree Farrell, Zach Griffiths, Rachel Henry, Emma Less, Audrey Miller, Meg McVay, Taina Pardo, Kayley Perkins, Josh Pettit, Lucas Rayborn, Cole Reed, Holden Rogers, Eddie Shauwecker, Ben Sutton, Amara Trammell, Abby Wright, and Anna Wright. This will be the first ever production performed in the newly built, state-of-the-art Bartlett High School Auditorium. You do NOT want to miss this suspenseful drama that’ll have you on the edge of your seat the entire night. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, seating for this production will be limited to 25% capacity in order to maintain social distancing. Patrons attending the live performance must wear a mask at all times in the building. All performers will be masked and socially distanced throughout the performance. Tickets will go on sale, Monday, October 26th. Adult tickets will be $10 and student tickets will cost $8. For patrons wanting to enjoy the performance from the comfort of their own home, there will be a live stream available for the price of $15 per household. Bartlett High School is located at 5688 Woodlawn St, Bartlett, TN 38134. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. The forensics team competed at Southwest Tennessee Community College on Saturday winning SECOND PLACE overall. They were only 6 points away from their first ever first place finish. This completes their regular competition season as they prepare for the State Tournament in April. DRAMATIC: FIRST- Sun Mi Ko SECOND- Sarah Cornelison THIRD- Loren Watson FOURTH- Josh Morrow FIFTH- Josh Pettit DUO: SECOND- Holden Rogers/Anna Wright THIRD- Sarah Cornelison/Maranda Mays SIXTH- Zoe Hardin/Carlos Preston HUMOROUS: FIRST- Ben Sutton FIFTH- Nick Shelhamer IMPROMPTU: THIRD- Stella Seaman FIFTH- Jared Hassman SIXTH- Jae Wiley IMFORMATIVE: SECOND- Stella Seaman ORIGINAL ORATORY: SECOND- India Cross POETRY: FIRST- Alex Grant FIFTH- Carmen Wooten PROSE: FIRST- Dilyn Doherty FOURTH- Anna Wright STORYTELLING: FIRST- Joe Kusmierz SECOND- Sun Mi Ko THIRD- Maranda Mays FIFTH- Taylor Austein TV: SECOND- Josh Pettit FOURTH- Ben Sutton PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE: THIRD- Summer Eason/Aliyah Jones FOURTH- Taya Ginn/Bethlihem Tesfazion Our scenic crew has been hard at work constructing our “Big, Blonde, and Beautiful” set for this Spring's musical, Hairspray! This will be the inaugural production in the school's brand new auditorium set to open in just a few weeks. This will be the largest scenic design ever executed by the Panther Playhouse. The crew has recently finished all platforms needed for the show and are currently working on pieces for Ms. Motormouth’s Record Shop, Tracy’s bedroom, and much more! Be sure to catch Hairspray at the Panther Playhouse March 26th- April 4th! Tickets go on sale on March 2nd.
On January 25, the Forensics team competed at Collierville High School and won second place overall with the following individual event winners:
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION: 5th Place- Jordan Jones DUET IMPROVISATION: 3rd Place- Aubree Farrell/Anna Wright 5th Place- Sun Mi Ko/Joe Kusmierz DUO INTERPRETATION: 1st Place- Sarah Cornelison/Maranda Mays 4th Place- Kennedi Scullark/Savannah Wafai 6th Place- Zoe Hardin/Carlos Preston HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION: 1st Place- Ben Sutton 4th Place- Eric Christoffersen 5th Place- Noah Orris 6th Place- Nick Shelhamer IMPROMPTU SPEAKING: 3rd Place- Jae Wiley 5th Place- Katlyn Young ORIGINAL ORATORY: 2nd Place- India Cross POETRY INTERPRETATION: 4th Place- Riya Golden 5th Place- Alex Grant PROSE INTERPRETATION: 3rd Place- Josh Morrow STORYTELLING: 2nd Place- Rachel Henry 3rd Place- Joe Kusmierz 4th- Sun Mi Ko 6th- Sarah Cornelison 7th- Katlyn Young 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 [email protected] |