Quilters: Intersectional issues through a historical lens
By Maggie O'Hara and Rachel Davis
December 23, 2019
The MTHS drama department’s first production of the 2019-2020 school year was “Quilters,” a musical based on the book “The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art” by Patricia Cooper and Norma Bradley. The musical itself was written by Molly Newman, with lyrics and music composed by Barbara Damas...
Deadly plant overtakes the “Little Shop of Horrors”
By Nhung Lam, Graphics Editor
January 23, 2019
The MTHS drama department held their first play of the school year, with the performances of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” The musical premiered from January 16 to 19. “Little Shop of Horrors” book and lyrics are by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken. The musical was origin...
Transcendence
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
June 18, 2018
Tunny Parrish has been many things. Not only has he been a member of STEM leadership, the drumline and the percussion ensemble, but he has also been an active member in the MTHS drama department and National Honor Society. Joining the drama department during junior year, Parrish’s first production...
Drama production to raise awareness about gun violence
By Nolan DeGarlais, Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2018
The MTHS drama department will perform a stage reading of the play “Bang Bang You’re Dead” tomorrow in the theater beginning at 12:15 p.m., immediately after the all-school lunch following the first two class periods. The play will be performed as part of the Washington State Thespians Theatre for Soc...
“The Anatomy of Gray” to arrive in theater Friday
By Zoe O'Brien, Hawkeye staff
March 29, 2018
“The Anatomy of Gray” put on by the MTHS Drama Department opens Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at 7 PM in the theater. The play was written by Jim Leonard Jr. and takes place in the 1880s, touching on themes of love and overcoming loss. “The Anatomy of Gray” is a story about Gray, Indiana, a smal...
“The Robber Bridegroom”: A tale of laughter, heartache and lust
By Jonathan Kwong, Yearbook Editor and General Manager
February 14, 2018
With tears of laughter and heartache, the MTHS drama department concluded their first production of the year with a final standing ovation on Jan. 13. Written by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman, “The Robber Bridegroom” is a Southern-style musical based off a novella based off a German fairyta...
Cast of “Sympathy Jones” busy learning 22 songs for upcoming winter musical
By Maxine Taylor, Lifestyle Editor
October 9, 2013
The musical production of the year, “Sympathy Jones” is set to perform the weekend of Jan. 14 through 16, and has already held auditions, casted roles, and begun rehearsals. Set in the '60s, the musical is about a secretary in a spy agency who finds a current case file and decides to take it...