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Senior Kenadi Hazen performs a trio at the student showcase.

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...

Senior Beesan Nijmeh sits far left next to junior Carley Davis and sophomore Anna Stecker while looking at freshman Alexia Thomas to the right as she points to a camera in front of a cage.

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...

Tech crew and actors receive notes from the director.

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

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...

Juniors Annie Droelle and Caroline McDade were emcees for the show, but they also joined senior Josh Essemacher during his performance.

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

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...

Amyx took over lights this year, after the previous Head graduated.

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...

Director Morgan Nugent leads the "Puffs" cast in rehearsal.

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...

Students pose in their all-black outfits, which are required for all technical and performance events.

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...

Juniors Ali Jawad, Morgan Nugent and Dez Lacourse portraying the Frog Prince, Princess and King, respectively. PARKER HOPKINS PHOTO

Fairy tales come to life

Parker Hopkins, Editor December 12, 2018

Princesses, witches and talking animals are just a few things that were brought to the stage during the “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” put on from Nov. 8 through 10. With a cast of 31 actors,...

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