2024-2025 Productions
Step into the mesmerizing world of Hadestown, where classic Greek myths collide in a whirlwind of music and performance. This eight-time Tony award-winning show, with music and lyrics by Anais Mitchell, retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and their long journey to the underworld. With themes of courage, heart, and the power of music, this story asks how far we will go for love, and what it means to find hope in darkness. Featuring extraordinary musical performances from the students at Ballard High School, this show is truly not one to be missed. Preview the cast list below to find familiar faces you’ll see on stage!
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Orpheus: Theodore Dodd
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Eurydice: Natalie McManus
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Hades: Ezra Hage
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Persephone: Audrey Nordtvedt
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Hermes: Miriam Mathan
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Fate 1: Solenne Daout
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Fate 2: Anna Hoffman
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Fate 3: Hailey Hutchins
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Workers: Corinne Iacobucci, Kaela Lin, Elliott Carmel, Molly McKenna, Nia Clark-Thompson, Sam Ruzumna, Lucas Malouf, Ellie Roth, Calvin Davidson, Killean Patton"
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2024-2025 Productions
Join us for the Fall One Act Festival this Thursday, Friday and Saturday! All one act plays are written, directed, designed and performed by Ballard students. We’re so excited to share their beautiful work with you all. Between each short play, we’ll feature more Ballard students in a delightful array of musical performances. Special guests this year include the BHS Jazz Combo! Woohoo!
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Bloom by Phoenix Hagen, directed by Ellie Getman
A Crime To Fuel Insanity by Sam Ruzumna, directed by Corinne Iacobucci
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One Small House by Kyle Brown, directed by Jojo Foster by Kyle Brown, directed by Jojo Foster
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The Perfect Victim by Oleksandra Prokopenko, directed by Daxson Dee
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A Proposed Haunting by Xander Howarth, directed by Zirahuen Huerrejon-Crutcher
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Super Duper by Corinne Iacobucci, directed by Sam Ruzumna
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Step into the barnyard for Ballard High School’s production of the play Charlotte’s Web, at 7:30 p.m. Thurs Oct 24th, Fri. Oct 25th and Sat. Oct 26th in the Performing Arts Center. This stage adaptation by Joseph Robinette brings the beloved children’s book by E.B. White to life! Charlotte’s Web is the story of a child’s love for the animals that live in an unassuming country barn. The unexpected heroine is the smallest of these, a spider, whose power lies in her message of love and regard for the humblest creatures. Charlotte’s Web is the story of the hope and wonder that children carry as they learn about the world. The play shows what is possible when we dedicate ourselves to uplifting another.
2023-2024 Productions
2022-2023 Productions
This spring, six student directors have selected five plays to bring to the Ballard stage, all of which explore what it’s like when reality itself comes into question.
Elliot Jakupcak directs Sure Thing by David Ives, a comedy that follows two strangers in a coffee shop who navigate a conversation with something no one else gets: the chance to start over when you say the wrong thing.
Ella Papineau directs The Yellow Wallpaper by Cameron Colwell and Georgia Drinan. Based on the chilling short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, this play follows a new mother confined to her bed as she tries to make sense of the figure she keeps seeing in the pattern on her bedroom walls.
Autumn Bailey directs The Support Group from Hell by Jeffrey Harr, a dark comedy that follows a teen who joins a support group with members that are far more strange (and possibly supernatural) than she was expecting.
Izzy Rampersad and Milo Palmer co-direct The Hallmarks of Horror by Peter Bloedel. In this “whirlwind tour of horror tropes,” scientists attempt to explain what makes scary movies as scary as possible. The resulting demonstration is much more ridiculous than intended.
Up, All the Way Up? is a new play written and directed by Rose Champion, which follows a woman in the late 19th century as she writes the obituary for the peculiar and mysterious death of a millionaire on a mountain.
Past Productions
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
May 12, 13, 14 and 19, 20, 21
This beloved comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596 is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around Theseus and Hippolyta’s marriage.
One subplot involves a conflict between four Athenian lovers.
Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue.
The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and is widely performed.
Beauty and The Beast!
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Our 2021-2022 theatrical season
The Ballard High School Playmakers have announced the theatrical line-up for the school year:
Fall: We’ve had to cancel our fall play. Due to the pandemic and newest guidelines, we are unable to hold live performances until after November.
Winter/Spring 2022: Beauty and the Beast musical
Revisit Broadway's modern classic, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, featuring music from the beloved animated film and new songs written just for the stage version!
March 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 26
Spring 2022: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
In one of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, Theseus and Hippolyta prepare to marry, a misunderstanding erupts amongst lovers, and an acting troupe prepares for the stage—all under the watchful eyes of mischievous fairies.
May 12, 13, 14 and 19, 20, 21
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Buy a Seat Campaign
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Want to be a part of the BHS PAC forever?
“Buy” a seat in the Performing Arts Center for $75 and we will place a plaque with your name on the arm. You can use the opportunity to remember a loved one, print a favorite verse or name of a performer, or simply mark your thoughtfulness. These funds will contribute significantly to the Ballard High School theatre.
400 seats are available. Don’t be left standing … choose your seat TODAY!
Meet the Director - Theatre
Miller Shor – Director of Theatre – is in her second year at Ballard High School, and is so grateful to have landed in such a warm and welcoming community. Before arriving at Ballard, Ms. Miller worked at Global Arts Plus in St. Paul, Minnesota, and at the Northwest School of the Arts as an educational assistant. At Global Arts Plus, she also worked extensively in the after-school program, working with her mentor and friend Eliza Rasheed to produce and direct shows like Mary Poppins and Seedfolks. Ms. Miller is glad to be continuing the work of her mentors, Ms. Rasheed and Nicole Brewer, in bringing anti-racist theatre curriculum to Ballard High School.
Ms. Miller completed her undergraduate training at Macalester College, where she graduated with honors in theatre, as well as receiving an advanced playwriting credential from the National Theatre Institute. She completed her Masters in Teaching at Seattle University, where she was awarded the St. Ignatius Award for education. Ms. Miller maintains a professional life as a playwright. Her plays have been produced internationally, and in 2019 she was a semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center.
