STA Shooting Stars Theatre

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November 6th - 9th
7:30pm

STA Shooting Stars Theatre

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We have one more performance this year. The show is free and open to the public. Feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.

It's the day of the show, y'all!

We had a fabulous opening night! There are 3 more chances to catch The Addams Family!

STA Shooting Stars Theatre THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family–a man her p...

Tickets for STA Shooting Stars Theatre production of The Addams Family School Edition are on sale now! The show runs November 2nd - 5th at 7:30 pm. It's good family fun!

STA Shooting Stars Theatre THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family–a man her p...

We are so excited to announce our 2022-23 season!

Head Over Heels (High School Version)
Songs by The Go-Go's
Based on 'The Arcadia' by Sir Philip Sidney
Conceived and Original Book by Jeff Whitty
Adapted by James Magruder

Auditions August 29th - 31st
Performances November 2nd - 5th at 7:30 p.m.

This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.” A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts.

Abigail, For Now
By Jackie Martin

Auditions November 15th and 16th
Performances February 15th - 18th at 7:30 p.m.

Her name is Abigail. But only while she's here.

Teenaged Abigail is found by her parents in the middle of the woods, frantically trying to leave Earth to go back home where she claims she belongs. It's enough to convince them that her recent erratic behavior comes down to more than just puberty, and they check her into a psychiatric hospital for adolescents. Abigail, angry and afraid that she'll never go home, reluctantly begins to connect with her fellow residents. While her parents and doctors struggle to understand her, Abigail learns more about being human than she ever could have done by simply studying them from afar.

STA Reader’s Theatre Series: Decision Height
by Meredith Dayna Levy

Auditions February 27th
Performance March 3rd (time TBA)

Virginia Hascall has left her home and fiancee to become a Women Airforce Service Pilot, and do her part to help defeat the Axis powers in the Second World War. Through triumph and tragedy, she and her sisters in flight suits learn as much about themselves as they do about airplanes. As the war rages over there, the women form a sisterhood that cannot be broken, and Virginia must make a decision that will change her life forever. Decision Height offers a look into an underrecognized subset of American heros and revises history into herstory.

Congratulations to STA freshmen, Keira Prior, and Shawnee Mission East junior, Fritz Sullivan, on their Blue Star Award nominations. We are so proud of you!

We are so excited to share our Reader's Theatre performance of The Back Pocket Play by Sonia Goldberg with you all this Friday, March 4th at 6:30p.m. The show runs about an hour and we would love to facilitate a discussion after the performance. Admission is FREE!

Below is a statement from the playwright:

THE BACK POCKET PLAY served as the capstone production for my Honors Thesis at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. This piece was presented as a part of Butler University’s Founder’s Week Celebration, honoring the school’s historical commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and equality.

I am a biracial woman who grew up in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Chicago, West Rogers Park. Moving to central Indiana for university was a culture shock. I found that my peers are often hesitant to have a conversation about race. Butler University is composed of intelligent, caring, community oriented individuals. Why, then, is “Black Lives Matter” a controversial phrase? The idea for my thesis came from the need to further humanize Black Americans and show White people that they have a stake in the ongoing conversation of racial inequality. I want the energy Whites use to ignore issues of race to be re-channeled into honest conversation and awareness.

What is white privilege? What is institutionalized racism? How are these concepts linked, and why? How can the cycle of oppression be ended? Through the creation of this play, I explore these questions to involve audiences with new insights beyond the dominant culture. - Sonia Goldberg

We had so much fun with PUFFS! Thanks to everyone who came out to the show!