2022-2023 Season and Class offerings

A brief message from

Mr. Wright
SPECIAL NOTE: This video is from
our EHS Open House Fall of 2020.

The dates mentioned refer to our

2020-2021 school year, but the
sentiment and class offerings
are the same for 2022-2023.

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 Welcome to the EHS Theatre Department
Scott Wright is heading into his 12th year as part of the Performing Arts Department at EHS.
He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado Theatre and Dance Program where
he ultimately received his BA in Theatre Education. Prior to EHS, he spent the past 20 plus
years crossing the country as a dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer/director in regional
theater productions, summer stocks, dinner theater productions, and the cruise line industry.
Scott has received regional acclaim and honors for his work as a director and choreographer
in many award winning Colorado productions: Altar Boyz (2007 Denver Post Ovation
Nomination Best Choreography), Cats (Director/Choreographer - 2008 Denver Post Ovation
Nomination Best Revival of a Musical), My Fair Lady (2010 Denver Post Ovation Nomination
Best Choreography), FOREVER PLAID (2009 Best Director Nomination Greeley Tribune),
SWING (2008 Best Choreography Award Greeley Tribune), Oliver (2010 Best Choreographer
Award Greeley Tribune), and Cats (2004 Denver Post Ovation Winner Best Choreography).
Scott has appeared as a guest director and choreographer with Little Theatre of the Rockies,
Colorado State University Department of Theater and Dance, Carousel Dinner Theater, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, The Denver Vic,
Cabaret Dinner Theater, Union Colony Dinner Theatre, Fort Collins Children's Theatre, and as a choreographer for PGT Entertainment -a
leading producer of musical reviews and theatrical entertainment for the cruise line industry. Favorite onstage roles include: Hello Dolly
(Barnaby Tucker), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hysterium), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Linus), Cats
(Skimbleshanks), and one of his all time favorites, Clue the Musical (Mrs. White). Scott was part of the School of Theatre Arts And Dance
Faculty at the University of Northern Colorado for three years teaching the senior level one-act directing class. In addition to his faculty
responsibilities, he received his Masters degree in Theatre Education in 2016.
 EHS Theatre Pathway
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 EHS Theatre Department Intro Classes
Stage
Drama 2 - No prior experience is needed to enroll in Tech
Improv our Drama 1 - Beg Acting, Drama 2 - Improv,
Production Theatre, Small Ensembles,
Theatre Basics, and Stage Tech classes.

These classes are open to all incoming

freshmen as well as current students in
Drama 1 -
9th-12th grade. Beginning
Theatre Basics is an exploratory class where Acting
students will learn about Musical Theatre.
Mr. Wright will bring his almost 20 years of Small
professional theatre work to the class Ensembles
sharing his stories, his approach to
Production directing/choreography, and general ways to
Theatre - be successful in musical theatre. A GREAT
Theatre
Acting & class for those interested in ever auditioning
for our main stage musicals at EHS. Basics
Directing
for Film REQUIRED if you are planning on auditioning
for the spring musical.
 EHS Theatre Department Advanced Level Classes

Advanced Requested Prerequisite for Advanced Drama

Drama is Drama 1. Drama 1 will give you a
foundation for theatre at EHS. Those who
are approved to go directly into Adv. Drama Drama 1 -
do struggle for a month or so until they Beginning
Advanced
individually catch up to the rest of the class. Stage
Acting
Tech
Those students who have taken beginning
stage tech are able to continue their stage
tech exploration by signing up for beginning
stage tech again but will have alternate
assignments throughout the semester.
 EHS Theatre Department Auditioned Classes
Music & Drama and Musical Theatre are our
two auditioned theatre classes at EHS.

M & D is a year long class geared to those

students potentially heading into the
performing arts. Performers will work on
audition repertoire and tech students will
develop their portfolios. The second
semester culminates with a full scale main HTML,
stage production for EHS Theatre.
Music & CSS,JS
Drama MT is a required class for those who are cast
in our spring musical. If you are planning on
auditioning for the spring musical you need
to register for the theatre basics class. Musical
Theatre
Unlike other classes at Erie High School, ALL classes in the EHS Theatre Department are built so
an individual could (if wanted to) take every semester it is offered. Each semester you repeat a
class, you gain NEW insight into the craft, continuing to build upon what you learned the previous
semester. All script studies, productions, etc DO NOT repeat so each semester is a NEW class.
Take a class as many times as you would like to.
It is possible to take drama classes at the same time you are taking choir
and/or band and orchestra classes.
YOU CAN DO IT!
 Performance Season Schedule
Original Fall
Devised Production
Pieces

Spring
Production
(M&D class)
EHS Theatre produces SIX production each
Student school year. Student involvement ranges
Summer
Directed from ten to 100 plus EHS theatre students.
Theatre
One-Act
Plays Academy

Spring
Click any circle to be Musical
taken to our Production (MT Class)
Archive section of the EHS
Theatre webpage
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Click on any of the
following videos to hear
from current and past EHS
Theatre students and their
experiences in our theatre
classes and main stage
productions.
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Lexi Schindler… EHS Theatre Junior. Performer and class participant
Celina Laslow…
EHS Theatre Senior. Tech Theatre, Performer and class participant
Giulia Toscano…
EHS Theatre Freshman. Theatre Class Participant
Bella Layer…
EHS Theatre Junior. Tech Theatre Student, Performer, and Theatre
Class Participant
Ryan Erekson…
EHS Theatre Senior. Student Director, Dance Assistant, Performer,
and Theatre Class Participant
Nina Knieps…
EHS Theatre Sophomore. Theatre Class Participant
Click HERE to see information about our
EHS Theatre Academy Summer Program!

Open to students currently in 3rd through

8th grade.
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Thank you for checking out the theatre class offerings within the EHS
Performing Arts Department.

I look forward to seeing everyone next year in one or more of these

classes: Drama 1 - beginning acting, Drama 2 - Improv, Stage Tech,
Production Theatre, Theatre Basics, Small Ensembles, Advanced Drama,
Advanced Stage Tech, Music & Drama, and/or Musical Theatre.

If you have questions or would like more information on any of the

classes please let me know. I can also help with what classes work best
as you plan out your time at Erie High School

Until then,

Scott Wright
- EHS Theatre Director & EHS Theatre Academy Summer Program
Director
 Contact Info...
Mr. Wright - EHS Theatre Director &
EHS Theatre Academy Summer Program
[email protected]

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