Taft Drama

04/24/2025

It's Opening Night for Taft Performing Arts' production of DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID! The show runs April 24-26 in the Taft Auditorium, with performances starting at 6 pm nightly and a 2 pm matinee performance on Saturday. Get your tickets at the door or online at tafths.booktix.com!

04/16/2025

We reached 200 tickets sold online faster than any other production in Taft Performing Arts history! Don't miss your chance to play under the sea with Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian in DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, which runs April 24-26 in the Taft Auditorium.

04/13/2025

We've already sold 150 tickets, and this is fastest we've ever reached $1000 in ticket sales! Be sure to order your tickets today!

04/11/2025

Taft Performing Arts is excited to announce that we do have online ticketing available now for DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID at https://tafths.booktix.com/ thanks to Friends of Taft. In addition to buying your tickets for the show, be sure to buy tickets for Taft Night Out https://friendsoftafths.betterworld.org/events/taftnightout25, which is today, April 11.

Among the items up for auction at Taft Night Out is a framed poster which has been signed by the full cast and lead crew members. The winning bid also gets a voucher for four free tickets to see Little Mermaid. In addition, there are a number of experiences available, including tickets to see shows at some of the theatres with whom we've partnered over the years.

Taft Performing Arts invites you to be part of our world as we present DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID for this year's spring musical. The production will be staged April 24-26, 2025, in the Taft Auditorium. Tickets are available at tafths.booktix.com, and they will be sold at the door starting 1 hour prior to each performance. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Concessions will be available for purchase as well. Only cash will be accepted.

Bryan Wilson is serving as lead director, with Katherine Foster as music director, Caitlin Graham as associate director, and Logan Jones as assistant music director.

For additional information, please contact Mr. Bryan Wilson at [email protected].

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film that was produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker & Ron Clements. The show includes music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright, and it was originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

01/13/2025

Taft Drama is excited to announce this year's spring musical, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, which will run April 24-26 in the Taft Auditorium. Auditions will be held Jan. 22-23 in the Choir Room (VC 173) and are open to all Taft students. Please pre-register using the form on the Drama Club classroom. A choreo workshop previewing the audition material will be held this Wednesday in the Dance Studio (VC 119) from 3:15-5 pm. Please contact Mr. Wilson for more info.

10/09/2024

Tickets are now on sales for the first production to use the proscenium stage in the TFA Gymnatorium! Taft Drama presents She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition Nov. 7-9 in the Gymnatorium (4071 N. Oak Park Ave.). Come experience this sight and sound spectacular and support the students who are doing great work. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and may be purchased at the time of the performance with cash or in advance at https://tafths.booktix.com/dept/Drama.

For questions about tickets and the Taft Drama season, please contact Bryan Wilson at [email protected].
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She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition
by Qui Nguyen
Nov. 7-9, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Nov. 9, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Taft Freshman Academy Gymnatorium
Directed by Caitlin Graham

She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. For tickets, please go to https://tafths.booktix.com/dept/Drama.

She Kills Monsters is the second production of the 2024-25 Taft Drama Season. First is the upcoming production of LIZZIE, a rock musical about Lizzie Borden which runs Oct. 23-26 in the Taft Black Box Theatre. Tickets for Lizzie will only be sold at the door.
https://tafths.booktix.com/dept/Drama

This year promises to be our most exciting yet! Taft Drama is planning on four shows, including the rock musical LIZZIE in the Taft Block Box Theatre; SHE KILLS MONSTERS: YOUNG ADVENTURER'S EDITION, a production on the TFA gymnatorium; the Sir Earles...

09/30/2024

Here's our first show of the season. It's a bloody good time!

08/26/2024

On the first day of the new school year, we had at least 48 students attend our Drama Club kickoff meeting. While our fall musical LIZZIE has already been cast, we will be auditioning students for the fall play SHE KILLS MONSTERS (ya ed.) and our Sir Earless Society project, TWO HUNTERS DREAM OF LAS VEGAS AND/OR THE MOTORCYCLONE, on Wednesday at the Varsity Campus and Thursday at the Freshman Academy. It's a busy season, and we'll hope you'll come along for the ride!