The Middletown High School Drama Club "Fighting World Hunger Through Space Exploration"     The Middletown High School Drama Club usually produces two plays during each school year.  Below is a list of all plays performed by the MHS Drama Club since the opening of the school in 1962. If we missed one, or if you have any suggestions for plays you would like us to try, send us a note - we're always open to ideas.   We may attend the New England Theater Conference this year, and if we do we'll say "hi" to everyone.   Our OUR MOST RECENT PRODUCTION Our CURRENT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE     General Drama Club Links Our Awards Directors' Gallery Current Rehearsal Schedule (see above) Coffee? e-mail The Author Our friends at King Philip Regional Contact Past & Present Members MHS Drama Page credits International Thespian Society Samuel French Dramatic Publishing Dramatists Play Service Baker's Plays Wizard of What? You Might Be In High School Theater if... Pioneer Drama Service Theatrefolk Plays Alumni in Theater Official MHS Page Arts Books Coming soon: "Drag"   See this web page's author's dad in Guys & Dolls, at Stevens Tech, 195x   That's him in the white shirt!
Production History of the MHS Drama Club If you have anything to correct or add, e-mail the author.
DATE	SHOW	NOTES
May 6 & 7, 2011	[any ideas?]	[ Seriously, send in some ideas! ]
December 3 & 4, 2010	[any ideas?]	[ Seriously, send in some ideas! ]
May 7 & 8, 2010	David And Lisa	d: Kevin Zahm; the Jimmy to Jack Broderick
March 26 & 27, 2010	The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)	d: Julia Chille
March 19, 2010	[Unified Theater]	d: Ryan Leys
Dec 4 & 5, 2009	Just Another High School Play	d: Kate Bosch & Marnie Murray; the Jimmy to Joanna Grocott
June 11 & 12, 2009	Into The Woods, Jr (J. H. Gaudet Middle School Drama Club)	d: Jackie Zahm
May 1 & 2, 2009	A Thurber Carnival	d: [willing seniors]; the Jimmy to Anastasia Miller; the Margareta to Kevin Cruz & Anastasia Miller
Dec 11-13, 2008	The Sound Of Music	d: Jackie Zahm; the Claudia to Rebecca Cunha, the Jimmy to Connor Broderick, The Jackie to Kelly Fullerton
May 16 & 17, 2008	Twelfth Night	d: Margaret Maurer; the Margareta to Connor Broderick; the Jimmy to Amanda Wylly (for the season!)
May 9 & 10, 2008	A Nose For The News	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie to Amanda Tracy
Dec 14 & 15 2007	Stage Door	d: Kevin Zahm; the Jimmy to Aaron Weininger, the Zahmbie to Kevin Cruz
May 4 & 5, 2007	Check Please, Take 2 Who That Day Bridal Terrorism	d: Kevin Zahm the Jimmy to Jessica Sweeney the Zahmbie to Margaret Maurer
March 1 & 2, 2007	Just A Stage He's Going Through	d: Tia Meneses
Feb 11 & 12, 2007	'Til Death - A Murder Mystery Musical	d: Margaret Maurer
Dec 15 & 16, 2006	A Christmas Carol	d: Kevin Zahm; the Jimmy to Stephen Thompson & the Zahmbie to Ashley Stokes & Hannah M.
July 26 & 27, 2006	Small Actors	d: Chelsea B.
May 5 & 6, 2006	Guys and Dolls	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Erica Frisk & Brenna Kehew
February 2006	Under The Tuscan Sun	d: Alex Dana (student)
Dec 10 & 16, 2005	A Midsummer Night's Dream	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jordan Gilletti & Rebecca Cunha
May 2005	You Can't Take It With You	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to John Maurer and Rebecca Shaull
Dec 2004	It's A Wonderful Life	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Erin Kilmer
May 2004	Antigone	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Caroline McNamara & her Family
March 2004	Icarus All Over Again	d: Adam Shepherd; the Adam Shepherd to Kelsey Wilson
Dec 2003	Cheaper By The Dozen	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Leanne Medeiros
April 2003	Our Town	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Laura Gifford, Adam Stewart, and Maggie Drayton
March 2003	The Perks of Being A Wallflower	d: Corinna Halloran & Skye Marchesi
Nov 2002	The Ugly Duckling If Men Played Cards As Women Do The Sandbox The Trysting Place 'Dentity Crisis	d: James Ascoli & Kevin Zahm; the Jimmy to Chris Allen & Mike Nugent; the Zahmbie to Caroline McNamara
May 2002	Rumors	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Chris Medeiros & Kyle McCarthy
Dec 2001	The Miracle Worker	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Gigi Putier & Leah Perotti
May 2001	George Washington Slept Here	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Mike Carellas & Becky Shepherd
Dec 2000	Story Theater	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Ryan Conrad & Cilla Rowe
May 2000	The Dining Room	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Christi Webb
March 2000	Steel Magnolias	d: Eileen (Horgan) Harris; the Eileen to the cast
Dec 1999	Skin Of Our Teeth	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie to Jeanna Atkins & Sarah Snydacker
May 1999	Dark Of The Moon	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Pat Meehan,     Janelle Arendt, & Jeana Atkins
Jan 1999	Talking With...	d: student cast; the Chicklet to the entire cast and crew
Dec 1998	The Good Doctor	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Sarah Snydacker
May 1998	The Man Who Came To Dinner	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie to Kelly Stoos
Jan 1998	Once Upon A Mattress	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Cam Casey & Fran Nugent
May 1997	Stage Door	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Dave Roy
Jan 1997	A Thurber Carnival	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Alvin Dizon
May 1996	Inherit The Wind	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Stephanie Arendt & Jenn Logan
Dec 1995	The Desk Set	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Alfred Dizon
May 1995	Harvey	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie to Sarah Smith
Mar 1995	The Effect of Gamma-Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds	d: James Ascoli; (no awards)
Dec 1994	Voices From The High School	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Bill Ebeling and Sarah Smith
May 1994	Splendor In The Grass	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Joe Parham
Dec 1993	On the Razzle	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Alex Beckers & Jeremy Sarao
Sept 1993	Interpretations of Homelessness	d: Alyson Smith
May 1993	Much Ado About Nothing	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Mary Heins
Spring 1993	Love Letters	d: Kevin Zahm & Jackie Putier
Dec 1992	The Good Doctor	d: James Ascoli
May 1992	You Can't Take It With You	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie to Sarah Smith
March 1992	The Dining Room	d: James Ascoli; (competition)
Jan 1992	Story Theater	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jim Bray
May 1991	Pippin	d: Jeanette Knapp, Musical. d: James Ascoli
March 1991	A Night of Art and Science	d: Aaron Jungles, with Dorothy Jungles
Dec 1990	Twelfth Night	d: James Ascoli
May 1990	Glimpses	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jenn Dutra,     Tony Harris, Eileen Horgan, & Mat Mello
March 1990	The Beauty of Science...  curiOzity	w/ Everett Dance Theater d: Jeanette Lee Knapp; the Knappie to __________?
Dec 1989	Born Yesterday	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Nick Wisdom
May 1989	Godspell	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to all seniors
March 1989	The Birds	d: James Ascoli & Barbara VonVillas; (MHS theater class)
Dec 1988	As You Like It	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jenn Saufler
May 1988	Skin of Our Teeth	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jen Goodman
March 1988	Fools	d: Greg Geer; the Geer to Tony Harris (no ceremony)
Dec 1987	The Diary Of Anne Frank	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Teresa Parham
May 1987	The Man Who Came To Dinner	d: James Ascoli the Jimmy to Dawn Blaschke (?)
March 1987	Brighton Beach Memoirs	d: Jonathan Davis; award: the Jo(h)n
Dec 1986	Seven Keys To Baldpate	d: Kevin Zahm; the Zahmbie not awarded
May 1986	Life With Father	d: James Ascoli
Dec 1985	Voices From The High School	d: James Ascoli
May 1985	The Dining Room	d: James Ascoli
March 1985	Crimes Of The Heart	d: Ed Kirwin; the Eddie to Peter DiPippo
Dec 1984	The Taming Of The Shrew	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Colleen Moy
May 1984	Don't Drink The Water	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Greg Geer
March 1984	Plaza Suite	d: Jackie Maurais; the Jackie to Ed Kirwin
Dec 1983	The Good Doctor	d: James Ascoli
May 1983	You Can't Take It With You	d: James Ascoli; the Jimmy to Jackie Maurais
March 1983	I Ought To Be In Pictures	d: Joann Matley
Dec 1982	The Mousetrap	d: James Ascoli
Jun 1982	Vanities	d: Patrick Barrow
May 1982	Music And Comedy Tonight	d: James Ascoli
Nov 1981	The Birds	d: James Ascoli
May 1981	Guys And Dolls	d: James Ascoli
March 1981	Barefoot In The Park	d: Teresa McMahon
Dec 1980	The Man Who Came To Dinner	d: James Ascoli
May 1980	The Pajama Game	d: James Ascoli
Dec 1979	Twain By The Tale	d: James Ascoli
Dec 1979	Diary Of Adam & Eve	d: James Ascoli
May 1979	Camelot	d: James Ascoli
Jan 1979	Harvey	d: James Ascoli
March 1978	Once Upon A Mattress	d: James Ascoli
Spr 1977	MHS Follies	d: James Ascoli
Dec 1976	Seven Keys To Baldpate	d: James Ascoli
May 1976	A Broadway Musical Revue	d: James Ascoli
1976	You Can't Take It With You	d: James Ascoli
March 1975	The Sound Of Music	d: James Ascoli; student d: Beth Murphy
1975	The Glass Menagerie	d: Miss G. Martin
Fall 1974	Coming Through The Rye	d: James Ascoli; student d: Susan Brown
Fall 1974	Cyrano De Bergerac	d: Geraldine Martin; student d: Elizabeth Murphy
March 1974	Don't Drink The Water	d: Geraldine Martin and Michael Day with James Ascoli
Spr 1974	The Birds	d: James Ascoli
March 1974	Mister Vincent	d: ?
Dec 1973	The King And I	d: Miss Beamer; student d: Karen Gillen
May 1973	Oklahoma!	d: Miss Beamer & Tory Tolley
March 1973	A Connecticutt Yankee In King Arthur's Court	d: Miss Geraldine Martin
March 1973	Come Blow Your Horn	d: Rosemary Golda, student d: Paula Rosput
Dec 1972	Portrait Of Jenny	d: Geraldine Martin; student d: Mary Kay Smith
May 1972	Kiss Me Kate	d: Miss Beamer; student d: Tory Tolley
Oct 1972	A Thurber Carnival	d: Tory Tolley
April 1972	The Lesson	d: Miss Barbara Carrellas
April 1972	The Sandbox	d: Miss Barbara Beamer
Feb 1972	This Property Is Condemned	d: Robert Hitt
Feb 1972	Sorry, Wrong Number	d: Richard Lawton
Dec 1971	Pygmalion	d: Miss Barbara Beamer
May 1971	Anything Goes (A Musical Revue)	d: Mr. Fred Siravky & Mrs. Marilyn Rockafellow
Feb 1971	Harvey	d: Miss Rosemary Golda & Tom Sherman
May 1970	Cheaper By The Dozen	d: Len DeAngelis
Spring 1970	The Man Who Came To Dinner	d: Mike Crowley & Bill Mack; student d: Karen Emery
March 1970	Guys And Dolls	d: Len DeAngelis & Nola Frink
May 1969	The Lottery Student Verses Not Far From The Gioconda Tree	d: Mr. Paul Venancio & Miss Diane DeSantis
1969	Laugh-In	d: Mr. David Concannon & Mr. H. Wells French, Jr.
Jan 1969	David And Lisa	d: Mr. Paul Venancio & Miss Diane DeSantis
May 1968	The Bald Soprano	d: Mrs. Warren; student d: Anne Bogart
May 1968	Poetry Reading	d: Mr. Donald A. Rock
May 1968	An Unpraised Season	d: Mr. Donald A. Rock
March 1968	Brigadoon	d: Dr. Bernice Engelbrecht
March 1968	The Wizard of Oz	d: Mrs. Carol Paton; student d: Anne Bogart
Fall 1967	Glory in the Flower	student d: James Murphy and Allison Pond
Fall 1967	The Admirable Crichton	d: Mrs. Linda Dewing; student d: Richard McCarthy
196?	Little Women	d: ????
May 19 & 20, 1967	Oliver!	d: Miss Eileen J. Jeanes and Mrs. Veneta Billmaye
Jan 1967	Summer And Smoke	d: ?; student d:  Ellen Lois Parker
Fall 1966	The Case of the Crushed Petunias	d: John Silvia
June 1966	Alice In Wonderland	d: Paul Venancio; student d: Ellen Lois Parker
April 15 & 16, 1966	Camelot	d: Ann Gardella
March 1966	The Sandbox	d: Paul Venancio & Diane McCaffrey
March 1966	Corridors Of The Soul	d: Paul Venancio & Diane McCaffrey
March 1966	The Apollo Of Bellac	d: Miss Deborah Nelson
Nov 19 & 20, 1965	The Diary Of Anne Frank	d: Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald and Mr. Paul Venancio
May 7 & 8, 1965	HMS Pinafore	d: Mrs. Ann (Gardella) Cafarelli
April 1965	Charlie's Aunt	d: Miss Shirlee Then; student d: Sandra Van Cleave
Jan 1965	The Crucible	d: Miss Shirlee Then; student d: Ruth Munch
1964	Trial By Jury	d: Mrs. Ann (Gardella) Cafarelli
1964	Pygmalion	d: Mr. Robert Cafarelli
May 1964	Doctor's Orders	d: Mr. Robert Cafarelli; student d: David Tatlow
?? 1963	The Final Dress Rehearsal	d: Mr. David Concannon
??? 1963	Kid Avalanche	d: Gail Pigeon & Jane Dover
May 1963	Lady, Be Good	d: Mr. Robert Cafarelli
April 5 & 6, 1963	The Singing Freshman	d: Mrs. Ann (Gardella) Cafarelli
Jan 1963	Drums Of Death	d: Mr. Robert Cafarelli

(we think that past award-winners include Greg Geer, Teresa Parham, Peter DiPippo, Dale Sagamang, Stephanie Arendt, and others, but we have kept rather spotty records...fill us in if you can!)