Welcome to Champe Theatre!

Greetings, fellow, Knights! We have an exciting year ahead of us. As the first Theatre Director at JCHS, I am looking forward to sharing many ideas on how to build a stunning theatre program at Champe High. I am very eager to hear all of your ideas as well!

Together, we set out to
-Establish a strong tradition of high quality, thought-provoking and fun theatre productions
-Support and collaborate effectively within the Champe community
-Enrich the lives of all community members through theatrical experience
-Build confident actors, technicians, directors, writers, designers, audience members...we all have a significant role to play
-Enhance our imaginative and critical thinking skills as artists, students, and future leaders

To start, here are a few ideas ( ALL ideas are subject to approval) for next year:
-Field Trips to the Folger’s Theatre, Studio Theatre, Arena Stage, 1st Stage, and many other local professional companies
-Group outings to see and support other local high school theatre programs
-Monthly meetings to discuss plays, future projects, ideas for building the program
-Monthly “Coffeehouse Theatre” (open mic, scene presentations, poetry reading, improvisation)
-Playwriting Festival
-Guest Artists, Designers, Directors
-Major Fall production
-Participate in the VHSL Theatre Festival
-Children’s Theatre
-Spring Musical
-Spring trip to New York City
-End of the Year Theatre Banquet

Some plays currently up for consideration (again, ALL shows are subject to approval):
-Romeo and Juliet
-Frankenstein (an original adaptation)
-A Midsummer Night’s Dream
-The Lorax (adapted for the stage)
-A Cask of Amontillado and other Poe stories (an original adaptation)
-The Crane Wife
-Alice in Wonderland
-Little Shop of Horrors
-25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
-Peter Pan

I am so excited to get started with everyone! Please keep an eye out for future postings...Information Sessions, Audition Dates, Seminars, Group Meetings, and much more will be announced soon!

Russ Staggs, Champe Theatre Director 

 For questions or comments about the Champe Drama Program, please email Mr. Staggs