Our Mission Statement:

LHS Theatre sparks creativity, innovation and connection supporting a diverse population of students and audience members to promote a positive theatre experience in our community.

A Haunted Manor

This event is not for young children; we are planning for Middle School age and older who are brave enough to enter our Haunted Manor created in the LHS Stuver Auditorium. We will scare you as you move through our interactive Haunted House event, so this is not for the faint of heart!

Show Dates: October 19, 21, & 22 (7–9:30 p.m.)

A Journey Through Time and Space Showcase

This special event will be created by LHS Harmon and LHS Killough Theatre students! It is a chance to see our new students in the spotlight.

Show Dates: To be announced in the Fall Semester

Puffs

For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there, too. It is a tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

Show Dates: November 2, 3 (7:00 p.m.), & November 5 (2:30 p.m.)

SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world!

Show Dates: January 26, 27 (7:00 p.m.) & January 28 (2:30 p.m.)

UIL One Act Play - Eurydice

Reimagine the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus's infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bride but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love.

Show Date: March 18 (7:00 p.m.)

UIL Plays Competitions are open to the public and held during the day at different area high schools. Schedules will be posted on our site and social media as locations are announced. We also will offer one public performance at LHS Stuver Auditorium.

24 Hour Playfest

Back again for the 2nd year, this unique event begins for students on Friday night, when they get their teams and start writing, planning, learning, and producing an impressive 10-minute play. They then come together Saturday morning to spend the day on props, costumes, set design, and learning the play to present to the audience at 7 p.m.

Show Dates: April 20 (7:00 p.m.) & April 21 (2:30 p.m.)

Spring Show — To Be Announced!

Check back for more details soon.

Show Dates: May 10 & 11 (7:00 p.m.)

Remember that a benefit to signing up with the Booster Program is access to special merchandise that will not be sold to the general public. This merchandise is available to purchase until September 1 so we can make plans to place orders and get items in your hands as quickly as possible! Note that the Memory Book will not be available to pick up until the end of the school year so we can include photos from all our plays this year.

Visit: https://lewisvilletheatre.square.site/ to make your purchases.

NTX Giving Day is an 18-hour online giving event designed to empower every person to give back to their community by supporting local nonprofits. All the causes you care about can be found in one easy-to-use platform for a day of financial support. NTX Giving Day is the largest community-wide giving event in the nation. Beginning September 1, 2023, through September 21, 2023, the web link below allows you to participate and support the LHS Theatre program and students through financial donations. Every dollar helps and adds up to enable us to fund plays, provide student scholarships, and create events for the Lewisville community.

Please consider donating at: northtexasgivingday.org/LHSTheatre

or look for another charity to support — there are lots to chose from.

We encourage all LHS students to consider joining us for the Drama club after school on the 1st Wednesday of every month from 4 – 5 p.m. Join us in the LHS Main Stuver Auditorium for fun and theatrical experiences. This club is for any student interested in learning about Theatre and Drama! You don't have to be enrolled in a class to join us for our dramatic hour!

We invite you to come out and get to know each other, have fun, and enjoy great food and drinks! There is more to the Booster Program than meetings, donations, and volunteering. Come hang out with other people who love the Theatre and the Arts. You will make great friends, laugh, and enjoy a relaxing evening. Take a break from your busy schedule — we meet every 3rd Thursday of the month.

Visit https://www.lewisvilletheatre.com/ any time for the latest information. We update the home page with the latest news regularly!

This is a great location to find all the information you will need. Links and information are available here for students, volunteers, and the community. With our new Directors starting this year, we will add and update information and details about them. This is a great place to find fun photos, past memories, and all the details on the Boosters.

We must request many donations because providing quality shows takes lots of money. We offer scholarships to our students so everyone can afford to participate in outside events. Every penny goes into the program! While LISD provides a small budget each year, there are significant expenses to create such a high-quality program for our students and audience. We don't expect our community to donate at every request. Instead, we are offering you various opportunities so you can choose the right time and way to make a donation.

If you have seen one of our plays, you know the sets are unique and elaborate. Everything is built by the students, sometimes even the furniture, or we refurbish existing furniture. Lumber, nails, glue, paint, brushes, and other materials must be purchased. Our students make costumes, and the more elaborate ones (like Captain Hook) are rented. Material and elements added to costumes, wigs, and shoes must often be purchased. Students gain experience by learning to build, sew, and create for each show.

Did you know that each play has royalty fees that must be paid to use the script - sometimes per performance. Depending on the show and its popularity, this can be a very substantial cost. We also provide simple meals to the students the week before plays when rehearsals run late into the night. Concessions must be purchased for each show to help us earn money and provide you with refreshments during intermission. Sometimes, special equipment must be rented, like the rigging for Peter Pan. Making magic happen is a costly thing!

An essential part of the Theatre Department is educating our students. There is an annual Thespian event over a weekend at the Gaylord Texan. Students go to workshops for hands-on learning and expanding their theatre experience. We want to make that available to all our students, even if their families can't afford the fees to attend. Donations make that possible. We can also provide field trips for the students, and at the end of the year, some Seniors will receive college scholarships.

Theatre is a fun environment for our students to learn and grow. But many of the students you see on stage and the tech students you don't see behind the stage plan to make this their career. We can offer them a great start to their future with the help of funds we receive. Thank you all for every dollar. It makes what we do possible, and we really do appreciate it!

Your donations also show our students that what they do matters because of the community's and local businesses' financial support. Seeing a packed auditorium is a huge encouragement that their months of preparations and practice were worth it. Thank you for being part of our program!

President: Sean McIntyre

Vice President: Laurie Davis

Secretary: Shannon Williams

Treasurer: Matt Turner

Publicity/Communications Coordinator: Amelia Palmer

Membership Coordinator: *Still Needed*

Volunteer Coordinator: Darcie Allen

Fundraising Coordinator: *Still Needed*

Concessions/Hospitality Coordinators: Terri Domenech & Beverly Young

We still have some open positions if anyone is interested in more information or would like to join us on the board! Everyone is welcome whether you have a new or returning student or even if your student has graduated or if you don't have a student but just love to help out. Please reach out for more details.

Anyone in the community can join the LHS Theatre Booster Program! To volunteer at events, you need a background check through the Voly app to be approved. But anyone can join to support if you don't have time to volunteer.

Please encourage friends to join you in the LHS Theater Booster Program as supporters or volunteers. Working with friends is always fun, and you will also make new friends with our other volunteers. This opportunity is open to anyone wanting to join and make a difference. The students and Directors are encouraged and excited to see our volunteers in action, helping this program be a huge success.

Enjoy getting a peak behind the curtains as a member, and help us make this year amazing!