Theater arts, or drama, is a class that has become a tradition at Central High School. School plays have been a part of CHS for over 20 years. Mrs. Leigh Ann Wilks is the current director and teacher of the school's theater arts class.

Students in Mrs. Wilks' acting class learn how to memorize lines, work in front of crowds, and develop acting skills. The class counts as a fine arts credit. Until the 2018-2019 school year, juniors and seniors were the primary participants in theater class. Beginning in 2018, Theater I will be offered for all grade levels during the fall semester. Theater I students will learn the basics and perform skits and short productions for small groups of students. Theater II will be offered during the spring semester and will be open to juniors and seniors. Theater II students will participate in skits as well as a full length production.

Theater I and Theater II classes regularly travel to area elementary and middle schools to perform for the younger students. The high school students always enjoy interacting with the younger audiences and gain valuable experience on the effort required to "take a show on the road."

Picture slide shows of several of the drama performances are available below. Beginning in 2006, the After-School Video Production class began filming each of the Drama plays. Short videoclips of the most recent plays are also available below.

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Plays

Note: * indicates a photo album

Spring 2015	Fall 2015
The Poison Apple
What Do You Get When You Cross a Dweeb and a Drooler?

 

Spring 2014	Fall 2014
Class not offered	Class not offered

 

Spring 2013	Fall 2013
Mr. Toad's Mad Adventures	Alice's New Adventures in Wonderland
Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon	The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza

 

Spring 2012	Fall 2012
An Evening with Dr Seus	Frankenstein Slept Here
Hillbilly Hankerin'	Superfreaks

 

Spring 2011	Fall 2011
The Tale of Snow White	Tales From Room 114
The Canterbury Tales or Geoffrey Chaucer's Flying Circus	The Bloody Attack of the Evil Demonic Giraffe Puppet

 

Spring 2010	Fall 2010
Stories From Under the Big Top	Hans Christian Anderson Timeless Tales
Ax of Murder	Murder in The Knife Room

 

Spring 2009	Fall 2009
Blather, Blarney, and Balderdash	Alice in Wonderland
Just Another High School Play	Hercules

 

Spring 2008	Fall 2008
We're Off to Save The Wizard	Snow White and Friends
Romeo and Winifred	Holiday Celebrities: Criminal Justice

 

Spring 2007	Fall 2007
If The Shoe Fits	Fairy Tale Courtroom
Murder at The Goon Show	Bulldog Saves The Day

 

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Spring 2006	Fall 2006
The Golden Goose	Murder with Tomato Sauce
Virgil's Family Reunion	Wooing Wed Widing Hood

 

Spring 2005	Fall 2005
Fairytale Courtroom	Frog Princess
Jolly Roger and The Pirate Queen	Murder's in The Heir

 

Spring 2004	Fall 2004
Days of Our School Lives	Folk Tales from Around The World
The Haunted House	Let's Hang Him & Read The Will

 

Spring 2003	Fall 2003
Donavan's Daughters	Looking Glass Land
Under the Big Top	The Devil You Say

 

Spring 2002	Fall 2002
The Happy Scarecrow	Robin Hood: The Next Generation
The Perils of Cinderella	Witches, Britches, Rings and Things
The Three Musketeers: All Swash and No Buckle

 

Spring 2001	Fall 2001
Finder's Creepers	Mr. Toad's Mad Adventure
	This Could Be Murder

 

Spring 2000	Fall 2000
For Whom the Tinkerbell Tolls	Legend of Sleepy Hollow
	The Boyfriend Project

 

Spring 1999	Fall 1999
Dirty Dealings in Dixie	Her Kissin' Cousin
Hollywood Hillbillies	Poe, Poe, Poe

 

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Fall 1998
Frankenstein Slept Here
Hail the Hunkering Hero

1997 - 1998
The Mighty Armadillos

1996 - 1997
Spoon River Anthology
Christmas Trilogy: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, and The Gift of Magi
Our Town

Prior to 1996
Games People Play
Hillbilly Wedding
Monster Soup
Phantom of the Soap Opera
Robin Hood
Spring Break
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Little Red School House
The Three Wives of Dracula
The Wizard of Oz
Toga, Toga, Toga

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