Theater Department
2024-2025 Plays
Fall Play: The Importance of Being Earnest
Spring Musical: Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Contact
Holly Walker
Director of Theater
West High School hwalker@madison.k12.wi.us
The Little Mermaid
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker. Written and directed by John Musker & Ron Clements. Originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.
Show Dates:
- Friday, Feb 28th at 7:00 p.m. (Opening Night)
- Saturday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 7th at 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. (Closing Night)
Tickets
Tickets are purchased via website/ QR code or $10 at the door.
West Theater News
Denny Love West Alum came to visit last Friday. Love spent the day talking with West Theater students about his Theater training and how it started with West Theater Dept. After high school Love continued his theatrical studies at the University of Illinois DePaul with as a BFA Theater Major. After graduating from college Love quickly began his professional acting career. You can find Denny in: Hulu's -Looking For Alaska, Paramount's - Mayor of Kingston, and Warner Brother Studios -The Duel. When not on set filming Love travels as a professional stand up comic. You can follow Love's work on social media.
Theater Club
First Theater Meeting
Learn about the backstage workings of theater productions!
Thursday, September 19th!
- When: At lunch!
- Where: In the Aud!
- What: Introduce crews!
- Who: Freshman and anyone else interested in joining theater club!
Join A Crew:
- stage
- sound
- lights
- props
- costumes
- hair & makeup
- admin
Multico Auditions
What is Multico?
- Multico is a daily two-hour class of West High Seniors who were cast to represent the culture and diversity of the Madison Metropolitan School District. Multico students write and perform short sketches highlighting: culture, bullying, race, gender, sexuality and conflict. Multico tours over thirty elementary and middle schools each year, providing another tool for MMSD classroom teachers to use as we all work towards a more empathetic world
- Multico meets 2&3 hours of the school day for 1st semester only (student's senior year).
- All work is completed during class time
- Performances take place during class time (Dec. - Jan.)
