At EHS, we offer many opportunities for students to become active in our Theatre Department. The performing arts programs create an atmosphere where anyone can be anything. Considering that the theatre department is split into 4 different classes: Introduction to Theatre, Theatre 1, Theatre 2, and the Harlequin class, based off of a student’s talent and level in the program, they can try out for the class they want to be a part of. For 29 years the Eaglecrest Theatre program has put on several plays, musicals, and productions each year with increasing success.

Each year students provide amazing feedback and summaries of how the theatre year went. Junior Zoe Griffiths exclaimed, “The theater program has helped me accept who I am as a person, being super energetic and extroverted! It helps me to embrace my energy to utilize on stage! It has also helped me in school as a whole because of the loving atmosphere it provides”. Clearly, being a part of the theatre program enhances specific areas within a student. Since there are several classes of various skill levels available, each student can find their perfect fit and grow as a person , “When I came in freshman year I was very shy, but now I’m able to speak my mind in both social and classroom situations” drama club Vice President Grace Messmer confessed. Acting teaches you how “speak loud and how to sound confident and the people around me taught me that messing up is okay” Messmer added.

Each year as the theatre department grows in population, the impact it has on the community is extraordinary. Whenever the drama club within the theatre program puts on a show for the community friends, parents, and family are able to enjoy the production as well as cheer their loved ones on. It is a great way to become involved with Eaglecrest activities and be a part of the theatre success.

For incoming potential theatre candidates, “the theatre family is the most supportive group of people you could imagine” according to Senior Theatre President Kylee Hallada. For Hallada being in theatre has, “ helped [her] become the person that  [she is] today. Theatre has taught [her] to be empathetic, non-judgmental, and how to take initiative.” It is obvious how beneficial being a part of a close group like this can be for a student, especially if they need help getting out of their comfort zone. For Sophomore representative Sam Norris, the theatre program, “ helped [him] realize, [that] other people’s opinion of you, doesn’t matter. [That] if you love what you’re doing, keep doing so.”

Students should be able to be themselves, and express their unique identities, and the theatre provides a place for exactly that.The lessons and moralities you learn along the way are priceless, while at the same time having the opportunity to do something that you love. The more connections and experiences these theatre participants have, the greater the impact this department will have on Eaglecrest and the surrounding community. So, “do it!! Go for theatre!” as Hallada would tell you, and expand your talents as they are waiting to be revealed.