As the new year starts, the theatre department is preparing its fall musical, Mamma Mia! The production is expected to break records as one of the largest musicals performed at West.  The musical is...

“The Color Purple,” originally a novel released in 1982, was adapted into a musical in 2005. Theater students got the opportunity to see this performance put on by KC Rep at Spencer Theater. This...

Imagine sitting down at your local high school’s play, to immediately see a student frantically running around the audience looking for a missing prop. As the curtain rises, a set piece immediately falls...

On stage, we’ve seen an array of costumes. From medieval to modern, retro patterns to vintage styles and everything in between. How do we find all this stuff?  The costume closet is the place to...

The theater department has two shows coming up in the fall. Repertory Theatre is performing “Antigone,” a Greek tragedy, and the mainstage musical is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”....

  The stage is a place for people to shine, to perform and showcase talent. But it’s also one of the many ways senior Aubrey May spreads a message. The message of inclusivity.  “I have...

A group of Olathe West theater students attended the annual Kansas Thespian Festival, or KTF, held January 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita and Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center. The...

The Olathe West theater department is preparing an adaptation of the 1957 movie “12 Angry Men,” turning it into “12 Angry Jurors” to make the play more gender inclusive compared to the original. The...

The theatre department had its first ever breakfast on Aug. 26 to celebrate the beginning of their season. At this breakfast, the department supplied donuts and coffee, played games and gave tours of the...

A disastrous wedding, a wild scavenger hunt, body swaps, and a magic hourglass; all of this and more will be featured in theatre's next musical performance, “Freaky Friday.” With a cast of over...

High school is one the first opportunities to take on serious leadership positions. For decades, many of these positions were held by the male students, especially on sports teams or in clubs like Student...

A series of student written and directed plays that made up The New Works Festival  was performed Friday and Saturday in the Flex Theatre. The New Works festival was designed by Alisha Morris, a Performing...