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Perpich Theater and Musical Theater Students Visit Chicago for National Unified Auditions
February 15, 2023
The group outside of Palmer House Hotel in ChicagoEvery February, inside the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, the theater departments of several dozen colleges converge to hold the National Unified Auditions, a make-or-break, do-or-die audition week for anxious,…
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Perpich Arts High School Theater Department Presents “Queen Bull”
December 19, 2022
Perpich Arts High School Theater Department presented “Queen Bull” over a three-show run on December 15 & 16, 2022.
Using middle school interviews, found elements on Quora, text and study of Eugene Ionesco’s play “Rhinoceros”, along with the tween/teen archetypes defined in psychologist…
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Students Present “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe with Guest Director, Christian Bardin
The cast of “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe – Perpich Arts High School – November, 2022November 16, 2022
The .5 Production Class at Perpich Arts High School presented “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe during a two-show run on November 14 and…
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Joetta Wright (Theater 2005) Speaks for Dedication 2022
September 20, 2022
Joetta Wright (Theater 2005)Dedication Day 2022 was September 19. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The faculty speaker, Tory Peterson (Theater Instructor), spoke about our interconnectedness and how…
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Maya Elena (Music 2012) Performs for Dedication 2022
September 20, 2022
Maya Elena (Music 2012)Dedication Day 2022 was September 19. Dedication is a Perpich tradition where new students and faculty/staff are welcomed into the Perpich community. The faculty speaker, Tory Peterson (Theater Instructor), spoke about our interconnectedness and how…
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Perpich Arts High School Theater Ensemble presents “Weird Nightmares”
December 10, 2021
Perpich Theater Ensemble presented Weird Nightmares, a dramatic presentation of four Hans Christian Andersen stories (The Deep Bell, Most Incredible Thing, The Red Shoes, and Little Match Girl) and the lyrics to Charles Mingus’ song Weird Nightmares on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The students played…
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Perpich Arts High School Theater Ensemble presents “Love & Information”
October 20, 2021
Perpich Arts High School Theater Ensemble performed a compilation of selected scenes from Caryl Churchill’s play Love & Information this week. Each scene ranged from less than a minute in length to a few minutes long.
Clara Buchner (Visual Arts 2022) was a…
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Jessica Johnson (Theater 1997) Chats about Broadway with Perpich Students
June 9, 2021
Jessica Johnson, credit: Jenny AndersonJessica Johnson (Theater 1997) chatted about Broadway with Perpich students and Tory Peterson, Theater Instructor, on May 20, 2021. Johnson is a founding member and Senior Vice President of Polk & Co., a Broadway…
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Perpich Arts High School presents Studs Terkel’s “Working”
March 15, 2021
Perpich Arts High School students presented the musical Working by Studs Terkel on March 11, 12, and 13, 2021. The students performed live to a limited in-person audience and also live-streamed the performances for an audience at home. Most of their preparation…
