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Kaczmarczyk Steps Away from Utica Theatre After Decades of Dedication

Tyler May, Copy Editor • April 22, 2025

After more than two decades of guiding students under the bright stage lights and behind the curtains, Producer Joel Kaczmarczyk prepares to take his final bow as Director of Utica’s Theatre Department...

Theatre students in Lansing for Michigan Thespian Festival

Misty Thomson, Reporter • December 10, 2023

During December, a group of 15 students and 5 chaperones headed toward the capitol of Michigan to watch school productions of popular plays, choreography demonstrations, and even made puppets and masks. The...

Fright Night: The Scare of a Lifetime

Misty Thomson, Reporter • November 11, 2023

Students in the theatre department performed Fright Night for three nights. Three acts with three different stories were shown to strike fear into the hearts of teachers and students alike. The show...

FRIGHTFUL NIGHT

Val Roberts, reporter • November 7, 2023

This year's theater production, "Fright Night" by L. Don Swartz, is a mashup of three scary short stories including "The Tell Tale Heart," "The Monkey's Paw," and "Midnight Wax." The show dates are Nov....

Virtual Thesfest

Mackenzie Olmstead, Print Editor-In-Chief • February 2, 2021

For those not a part of the world that is the theatre department, you may not be aware of Thespian Festival, more commonly referred to as 'Thesfest.' The festival is a very looked-forward-to event held...

Grace Leonardi

Grace Leonardi, Online Reporter • June 7, 2020

Sunday June 7th, 2020 Yesterday I dyed my hair in my basement with my friend Brooklyn and it turned out a mess. I was trying to do mine pastel purple but it just ended up an ugly blonde tone. I guess...

Students showcase their talents

Parker Hopkins, Digital Editor-in-Chief • March 15, 2020

Senior Dez LaCourse walks onstage, holding a guitar. Bright lights surround him, helping him to stand out against the black curtain he walks in front of. Taking a seat in front of a hundred people, he...

Spring musical cast announced

Parker Hopkins, Digital Editor-in-Chief • February 13, 2020

Starting Jan. 7, the Utica Theatre Department held auditions for the spring musical, “Freaky Friday.” The musical is based off of the Disney movie of the same name that came out in 2018. The audition...

Backstage Pass

Parker Hopkins, Digital Editor-in-Chief • December 17, 2019

Anyone who has been to a play or musical can agree - the actors put in a lot of work to make everything flow. However, what many people may not realize is the amount of hard work that has to be put into...

Theatre department hosts a photography competition

Alexandra Massey, Online Reporter • November 6, 2019

Utica's theatre department is holding a competition for the photography classes. Their assignment: take a photo with a witch/wizard theme to be submitted to the Puffs Photo Challenge. "There are really...

Utica’s theatre puts on “Puffs”

Grace Leonardi, Online Reporter • October 29, 2019

Watch the wizarding world come alive on stage in a different perspective as Utica's Theatre Department puts on “PUFFS or Seven increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” on...

Theatre students compete at Thespian Festival

Abby Jenkins, Reporter • December 21, 2018

From Thursday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 16, 32 students from Utica High School traveled to Grand Rapids to take part of the annual Michigan Thespian Festival. High school theatre students from across...