Turner High School Theatre

04/01/2026

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Don't miss your chance to save on tickets to LILLY AND THE PIRATES! Our Pay-What-You-Choose performance is this Saturday, April 4th at 2pm and features tickets for as low as $5. Learn more about the show and get your tickets HERE: https://thecoterie.org/lilly-and-the-pirates/ 🦜

03/02/2026

Congratulations to Will Smith (Mr. Webb) for winning 2nd Place in Humorous Interpretation at the Sumner Invitational Forensics Tournament!

02/25/2026

Turner theatre students really loved One of the Good Ones at KC Rep! Thank you, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, for providing student matinees and talkbacks. They mean so much!

02/03/2026

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This show at the Coterie Theatre is amazing! World premiere!

What better way to kick off your Super Bowl Sunday than by meeting a member of the Kansas City Chiefs drumline?!

After the 2pm performance this Sunday, we're hosting a special talkback with Parker VanMichael Jones, cast member and drummer for the Chiefs Rumble. We hope to see you there!

Learn more and get tickets: Spotlight Conversations: Band Geek Day 🥁

01/15/2026

Ruby Backstrom and Will Smith competed in the Thespys at the Kansas Thespian Festival on January 8th at the Century II Convention Center in Wichita. They performed a musical theatre duo called "Rita's Confession" from the musical Lucky Stiff. Judges awarded them a Superior Rating, qualifying them to go on to compete at the International Thespian Festival this summer at the University of Indiana. Scoring Excellent ratings were Wyatt Flanders and Hannah Soptic in Musical Theatre Solo events. Congratulations to all for performing exceptionally in a very tough competition against students from across the state of Kansas!

11/22/2025

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11/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to see Cinderella @

11/03/2025

It's almost time for the show. Get your tickets now!

10/02/2025

See the work of our wonderfully talented Turner alumni.
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09/16/2025

Come see it at THS November 13-15
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Today in 1965 Rodgers & Hammerstein's television musical "Cinderella", starring Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon, with Pat Carroll and Celeste Holm, premieres on CBS-TV

08/29/2025

This is one of the hardest castings we have ever done.
EVERYONE brought FIRE to the auditions. You were all amazing. It made our job BRUTALLY hard!
EVERYONE on this list will make this show memorable. Please let us know if you accept your role by email or in the comments. THANK YOU ALL FOR TORTURING US WITH YOUR TALENT!!!! (In a good way!)

CAST LIST
CINDERELLLA
CINDERELLA- Hannah Soptic
FAIRY GODMOTHER- Ruby Backstrom
STEPMOTHER- Gabriella Pate
GRACE – Hannah Rabun
JOY – Wyatt Flanders
CHRISTOPHER – Jacob Herold
LIONEL – Noah Beauchamp
QUEEN CONSTANTINA –Imani Anderson
KING MAXIMILLIAN – Will Smith
CHARLES - a cat who will become a Coachman -TBA
4 WHITE MICE - who will become Horses -TBA
A DOVE - who will become a Footman -TBA

ENSEMBLE -DANCE SOLOS (& DANCE CAPTAINS), PUPPETEERS, SOLOS, AND CHARACTER DIALOGUE AND ACTIONS TO BE ASSIGNED-VILLAGERS, MERCHANTS, MAIDENS AND PALACE GUESTS-Understudies may be assigned
Dani Reyes
Kel Rhodes
Lilly Ladendorf
Grace Thao
Kagan Smith
Addison Potts
Michelle Romero-Hidalgo
Mercedes Martinez
Izzy Maddux
Sherlyn Flores
Ava Burney
Angelo Gray
Ethan Anderson
Isabelle Santos
Cael Wooten
Benjamin Deitchman
Caitie Shirley
Abigail Thurman
Fernanda Hernandez-Martinez
Nevaeh Negrete
Camila-Morales Hidalgo
Katrina Rocha
Jade Wright
Za’Rhya Strother
Victor Peck
MaggieMay Broge
Savannah Pena
Lilliana Parker

If you auditioned and your name is not on this list, see Ms Goodwin.
The date of the first table read is dependent on the arrival of materials and will be announced.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT SHOW!!!!!!