Friday, December 20, 2019

Cast List for Readers and One Act

Fahrenheit 451 Cast List
Black: Keara Hayter
Holden: Matthew Wilkinson
Beatty: Ashlynn Stafford
Montag: Nathan Scott
Mildred: Ashlynn Morrison
Clarisse: Hadley Jarvis
Faber: Porter Jones
Mrs. Hudson: Emily Jenkins
Helen: Grace Barr
Alice: Payton Curry
Aristotle: Hannah Cook
Ensemble: Grace Barr, Hannah Cook, Payton Curry, Andrew Haviland, Emily Jenkins, Porter Jones, Aaron Largent, Fiona Murphy, Jackson Wittmaier, and all

Lord of the Flies Cast List
Ralph: Emma Anderson
Piggy: Sophie Daniel
Simon: Adora Snead
Sam: Rachel Wirth 
Eric: Livie Ingamells
Perceval: Terah Kidwell
Jack: Cayden Jarvis
Roger: Raelyn Schapeler
Maurice: Daniel Duff
Bill: Melody Tate
Henry: Nicole Paz
Parachutist/ Spirit of the Beast: Jessica Neidigh 
Naval Officer: Dawson Flatness

Ensemble/Boys/Beasts:Dawson Flatness, Rebekkah Gates, Jada Killingsworth, Jessica Neidigh, Brigham Thedell

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

TARZAN REHEARSAL CHANGE!

The HIGH SCHOOL CAST will be rehearsing today from 2-5 PM. This will ensure that we are all off of the road before dark. Please drive carefully as the roads and parking lots are likely still slick.
The Children's Cast of Tarzan WILL NOT be rehearsing tonight! We will see the children's cast on Thursday!

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Tarzan Children's Cast List

Tarzan Children’s Cast


Emerson Baxter
Greyson Baxter
Quentin Burks
Makenna Coffer
Aidan Davis
Londyn Davis
Braelyn Gomes
Owen Helms
Carson Jones
Eva Jones
Kasen Kaufman
Knox Key
Alana Kimmons
Addison Lane
Peyton Lane
Riley Medcalf
Chase Morrison
Emma Raines
Ethan Raines
Taylor Roweton
Macey Sage
Zoey Smith
Nora Taylor
Alexis Tuck
Elaina Vaughn
Levi Wessley
Sydney West
Tori Westerfield
Sawyer Wilkins
Jerrytt Young


***Most Children’s  Rehearsals will be on Tuesday Evenings from 5:00-7:00 P.M.
 A full children’s rehearsal schedule will be given at their first rehearsal on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 P.M.***


Thank you to everyone who bravely auditioned! We are were blown away by the incredible talent and energy from the 60 young students who auditioned! Thank you Willard Community for continuing to support the Willard Theatre Department with your time and your students. We are so grateful for you!
We can’t wait to see EVERYONE who auditioned at Theatre Camp

May 26-29, 2020!

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Friday, September 6, 2019

Tarzan Children's Auditions

Dear Young Actors & Parents,

Any Willard Public Schools Kindergarten through 6th grade student is invited and welcome to audition to be a young gorilla in Willard High School’s Production of Tarzan the Musical. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 5:15-6:00 P.M. in the WHS Theater. Auditioners do not need to prepare anything ahead of time. The students will learn a short dance and learn to sing a song in groups. 

The Tarzan Children’s Cast List will be posted on the WHS Theatre website: whstheatre.blogspot.com by 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 19. 

Actors must be available for ALL of the following PERFORMANCE dates:
Tuesday, November 19 @ 7:30 P.M. Friends & Family Performance
Wednesday, November 20 @ 9:00 A.M. Student Matinee
Thursday, November 21 @ 7:30 P.M.
Friday, November 22 @ 7:30 P.M.
Saturday, November 23 @ 2:30 P.M.
Saturday, November 23 @ 7:30 P.M.

Young Gorilla cast members will receive a complete rehearsal schedule at their first rehearsal on September 24. 

The first five rehearsal dates and times will be:
Tuesday, September 24 from 5-7 P.M.
Tuesday, October 1 from 5-7 P.M.
Tuesday, October 8 from 5-7 P.M.
Tuesday, October 15 from 5-7 P.M.
Tuesday, October 22 from 5-7 P.M.

If you have any questions please email brandoncompton@willardschools.net.

We look forward to seeing your student at auditions!

Brandon Compton, Amanda Graves, & Emily Witt

Friday, August 30, 2019

Tarzan Cast & Crew List

Congratulations to all who tried out for Tarzan the Musical! Your talent, dedication, and hard work are incredible and inspiring!

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

2019 Theatre Camp Cancelled

Unfortunately, there will not be Theatre Camp this year. Thank you for your understanding and patience 
as we explore how best we can serve our students and community next year and in the future! 

Monday, April 15, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congrats to our Willard Thespians on their MSHSAA successes! This year our One Act cast of Arabian Nights received FIRST PLACE at Districts and FIRST PLACE at State competition!

Also Congrats to Ethan Gambriel for his award of One Act:Best Supporting Actor In the State!

Our Readers Theatre cast of The Milly Project revieced FIRST PLACE at Districts and FIFTH PLACE at State competition!

Also a huge congratulations to our fellow southwest Missouri thespians! The One Act casts of Nixa High School and Willard High School bonded over this competition experience. Both casts supported and loved on each other throughout the competition! Nixa High School's One Act received 2nd pace at Districts and 2nd place at state! 





Monday, April 8, 2019

The Milly Project and Arabian Nights May 3, 2019

The Milly Project and Arabian Nights will be rescheduled for Friday, May 3rd at 7:30 PM.
Tickets purchased for tonight’s performance or for the original February performance will still be good for the performance on May 3, 2019.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Arabian Nights & The Milly Project May 3rd!

The Milly Project & Arabian Nights
May 3, 2019
7:30 P.M. 
Willard High School Choir Room & Theater




Two concurrent performances will begin at 7:30PM and at 8:15PM and includes an essential talkback at the end of the two performances. The performance is 30 minutes long and the Q&A/Talkback will last approximately 20 minutes. A ticket to see both shows is $6 per person. 


Please purchase your tickets online at willard.booktix.com.

The Milly Project is a newly unveiled true account of an enslaved woman in Springfield rightfully gaining her freedom over a decade before the Dred Scott case. The yellowed handwritten court manuscript remained shelved and boxed until a Springfield archivist freed Milly Sawyers again. Archivist Connie Yen and reporter (Jack) Giacomo Bologna have now unleashed this piece of history and we feel obliged and honored to enter the life of a woman who was diligent and bold enough to proclaim and imagine freedom and inalienable rights.


The gift of story is claimed again and again by Shahrazad, but will she be able to stay the King? Her life depends on it. This newly wed queen weaves a new tale each night, and if she wishes to see another day, her story must sustain King Shahrayer who has grown accustomed to sentencing death on the morning of each new bride’s dawning. And yet the Visier’s daughter volunteered for this honor. The dazzling tales are humorous, full of whim and imagination and just clever and outrageous enough to tantalize and create uproarious guffaws. Perhaps this story will serve as a gift to defame the uprising of prejudice and fear of the other or those who live a different life, the stranger.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The Milly Project March 30th 7pm @ SLT; April 8th 7:30pm @ WHS

The Milly Project
Saturday, March 30, 2019
7:00 P.M. + 8:00 P.M. (if more showings are needed)
SLT Education Building (237 S Florence Ave) & April 8th 7:30pm @ Willard High School Choir Room 


Join us for a showing of The Milly Project and talkback on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. & 8:00 P.M (if the 7:00P.M. performance reaches capacity) at the SLT Education Building (237 S Florence Ave).

The Milly Project is a newly unveiled true account of an enslaved woman in Springfield rightfully gaining her freedom over a decade before the Dred Scott case. The yellowed handwritten court manuscript remained shelved and boxed until a Springfield archivist freed Milly Sawyers again. Archivist Connie Yen and reporter (Jack) Giacomo Bologna have now unleashed this piece of history and we feel obliged and honored to enter the life of a woman who was diligent and bold enough to proclaim and imagine freedom and inalienable rights.
We, the teaching artists and actors, extend our gratitude to Springfield Little Theatre for the use of this historic building and the ability to lift the voice of Milly in Springfield. 
The performance begins at 7:00PM and includes an essential talkback. The performance is 30 minutes long and the Q&A/Talkback will last approximately 20 minutes. 
An 8:00PM showing + talkback will be added if the 7:00PM performance reaches capacity.

Reserve your spot HERE