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10/28/2024

Meet the unstoppable trio of our fall musical, 9 to 5! 💪✨

When Violet (Halle Heywood), Judy (Avery Greene), and Doralee (Briley Neu) join forces, they form an unlikely bond over one shared goal: taking down their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss! Through daring schemes, lots of laughs, and unexpected friendship, they discover the power of unity, self-worth, and speaking up for what’s right.

🗓️: 11/12, 11/14, 11/16 @ 7 p.m., 11/16 @ 2 p.m.

🎟️ www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre

📷: Roger Greene

10/27/2024

Our amazing tech crew has been hard at work on 9 to 5! From set construction to lighting design, they are working on every detail to bring this production to life. 🪚💡

A huge thank you to these talented students who help create the stage magic. We couldn’t do it without you! 👏👏👏

Get your 9 to 5 tickets today!
🎟️: www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre

10/25/2024

We are excited to announce that our own Sincere Lewis has been selected to be a member of the State Honor Crew at this year’s Texas Thespians Festival! 🎭👏

Sincere will be representing us at the festival this November, working behind the scenes to make magic happen alongside the best in the state. This is a tremendous honor, and we couldn’t be more proud! ⭐️

10/21/2024

Tickets are NOW ON SALE for Melissa Theatre’s production of 9 to 5 the Musical! 🎭🎉

Join us for the hilarious story of three working women who take on their boss and find friendship along the way. Featuring the iconic music of Dolly Parton, this show will have you singing along! 🎶

🎟️ Tickets: www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre

🗓️ Performance dates:

November 12 at 7 PM
November 14 at 7 PM
November 16 at 2 PM & 7 PM

We can’t wait to see you at the Melissa Arts Center this November!

10/18/2024

A big congratulations to our Mainstage students on their Senior Directed shows! 👏 A big shout out to our seniors for leading these productions so well. We’re proud of you all! 💖✨
If you were able to join us, what was your favorite moment? Let us know below! 👇

📷: Roger Greene

10/05/2024

Meet our amazing 2024-2025 ITS Officers! 🎭🐥

10/02/2024

Our first show of the year is just around the corner! Join us on Thursday, October 10 at 7pm in the Melissa Arts Center for an incredible evening featuring our Mainstage Company’s Senior Directed shows. Admission is FREE—Don’t miss it! 🎭✨

09/18/2024

This wonderful cast is already hard at work rehearsing for our upcoming production of Clue: High School Edition! 🕵️‍♀️🔍

🗓 Date: February 13-15, 2025
📍 Location: Melissa Arts Center

Get ready to dive into this hilarious whodunit mystery! Whether you’re Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, or just love a good game of Clue, we hope to see you there! ✨

09/05/2024

✨ Announcing our 2024-2025 Season! ✨

We’re thrilled to bring you an incredible lineup of shows this year, starting this November with “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton’s hit musical that celebrates friendship and standing up for what’s right! 🕒💼

Then in January we’ll take a whimsical journey through the forest with “A Year With Frog and Toad!” This children’s musical is perfect for all ages and full of heartwarming adventures. 🐸🍂

In February, get ready for laughs, twists, and mystery with “Clue” – a classic whodunit that will keep you guessing until the very end! 🕵️‍♂️🔍

And that’s just the beginning! Stay tuned for more shows to be announced soon. We can’t wait to share this season with you!

05/23/2024

That’s our Bailey!!! 🤩🎉

05/21/2024

Wish all the broken legs to Bailey Thornburg as she completes her final adjudication for Broadway Dallas HSMTA Outstanding Leading Performer! She blew us all away with her dynamic portrayal of Helen Sinclair in Bullets Over Broadway. We have no doubt she is bringing the house down again tonight for those judges! We love you, Bailey!!! 🎉✨

05/18/2024

We have exciting news from Austin TX! We placed 5th overall in our first trip to State as a 5A school!!! Our division began with 267 schools, and to finish in the top five is an unbelievable honor. We could not be more proud of these students and our show!!!

In addition, we received the following individual awards:
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Avery Greene as Albienne
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Kolby Schulz as Father
All Star Cast: Bailey Thornburg as Carmen
All Star Cast: Halle Heywood as Beatrix

This morning when we arrived for critiques, we learned even MORE great news! Our points from One Act Play, combined with the amazing efforts of our film department, led us to finish as 3rd place overall 5A theatre team!

What a GREAT day to be a Melissa Cardinal!!! 💗💛💙

05/17/2024

Your Melissa Theatre students will take the UIL OAP State stage at approximately 8 p.m. in the Austin ISD PAC. Join us as we share this beautiful tale of family, adventure, and love one final time.

We love you all, and thank you for all the support on our 2024 UIL OAP journey. 💗💛💙

05/17/2024

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05/16/2024

We are on the road to STATE!!!! This has already been an amazing week. First we got to have a Zoom call with our incredible and inspirational playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer. We got to ask him all our questions and also play some of our original show music for him.

Speaking of original music, we got to honor our OAP musicians, the Stinky Bottom Band, with our new travel shirts!

This morning we finally made good on our promise to throw the cast a Coke Zero and toast party (if you know you know). Then our parents, the band, and cheerleaders gave us a fantastic send off!!

Now we get to enjoy our road trip down to ATX and an evening of great theatre at the 4A shows.

Then tomorrow, we take the stage!!! We are the 7th show of the day and will perform at approximately 8:10 p.m. at the Austin ISD PAC. We can’t wait to share this beautiful show at STATE!!!

05/14/2024

Auditions are coming up for our 2024 - 2025 Production Classes, Fall Musical, and Winter Play!

Auditions begin Monday 5/20, and are open to all MHS students. Don’t let your chance to join our award winning program pass you by! Email [email protected] for audition packets and more information.

05/10/2024

Join us tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Melissa Arts Center as we present public performances of our 2024 UIL One Act Plays!

The Blackbox Company will take the stage at 7 p.m. with “The Women of Lockerbie” by Deborah Brevoort. The Mainstage Company will follow with our State Qualifying production of “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” by Finegan Kruckemeyer.

This is your chance to show our hard working students some love before we head to Austin next week for the State OAP competition! Admission is free for both shows, so let’s !!!

05/08/2024

Our musical theatre classes will present the 6th annual Cardinal Cabaret and Spring Showcase tonight, Wednesday, May 8 at the Melissa Arts Center, featuring an evening of group numbers and solos. This year the night will be broken into two groups: Cardinal Cabaret with the Musical Theatre classes starting at 6:00 p.m. and the Spring Showcase with the Advanced Musical Theatre class starting at 8:00 p.m. Admission is free. We hope to see you there!

05/04/2024

Yesterday our Blackbox Company competed in our 3rd annual JV OAP competition! These incredible students received the title of 1st Runner Up with The Women of Lockerbie!

Individual awards received include:

Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Cecilia Tran as Hattie
All Star Cast: The entire Women’s Chorus! Avery Ward, Maggie Haddock, Abby Lynn, Addie Hume, Adara Willis, Alicia Enoch, Madie Selby
All Star Cast: Patrick Wilcox as Bill
Outstanding Technician: Tristan Shane, Stage Manager
Best Performer: Aria Lewellen as Olive

If you missed this performance, you have one more chance to see it! We will hold a public performance on Friday May 10 in the Melissa Arts Center. “Women of Lockerbie” will take the stage at 7 p.m. followed by “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing.” We hope to see you there!

04/28/2024

We are STATE BOUND with our production of "This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing" by Finegan Kruckemeyer! 🤩🎉

Individual awards received include:

Outstanding Technician: Lorelai Thompson, Lights
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Riley Woods as Lady / Ensemble
All Star Cast: Bailey Thornburg as Carmen
Best Performer: Halle Heywood as Beatrix

Congratulations also to our friends at Frisco HS who are advancing with us! We will advance to the State level of competition on Friday, May 17 at the Austin ISD PAC. Stay tuned for more details!
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04/27/2024

Come cheer on your Melissa Theatre students at Region today!!! Performances begin at 1PM and shows run back to back. Melissa Theatre is the 6th show of the day and will perform at approximately 6PM.

Admission to the performances is $10 for the day, and seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or online at the Arlington ISD CVPA-PAC website.

Performance order:
1PM - Lovejoy - The Women of Lockerbie
2PM - Frisco Emerson - The Ballad of Maria Marten
3PM - Porter - The Old Man and the Old Moon
4PM - Frisco - Antonio Lorenzo Vannozzo’s Pinocchio
5PM - Frisco Lebanon Trail - Ruby’s Story
6PM - Melissa - This Girl Laughs

04/26/2024

Region contest is finally here! 🤩🎉 Wish our students broken legs as we head into our tech rehearsal today, and our competition performance tomorrow, April 27!

Performances begin at 1PM and shows run back to back. Melissa Theatre is the 6th show of the day and will perform at approximately 6PM.

Admission to the performances is $10 for the day, and seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or online at the Arlington ISD CVPA-PAC website. Make sure you arrive early to secure your seats!

Performance order:
1PM - Lovejoy - The Women of Lockerbie
2PM - Frisco Emerson - The Ballad of Maria Marten
3PM - Porter - The Old Man and the Old Moon
4PM - Frisco - Antonio Lorenzo Vannozzo’s Pinocchio
5PM - Frisco Lebanon Trail - Ruby’s Story
6PM - Melissa - This Girl Laughs

04/18/2024

Only 24 schools remain in the 5A UIL One Act Play competition, and we are so proud to be part of this incredible group! 💗💛💙

04/11/2024

We’re honored to announce we are Area OAP Champs with our production of “This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing” by Finegan Kruckemeyer! 🎭🌟

Individual awards received include:

Outstanding Technicians: Lorelai Thompson, Lights and Taylor Crews, Stage Manager/Specials
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Kolby Schulz as Father / Ensemble
Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Logan Venner as Peter / Ensemble
All Star Cast: Avery Green as Albienne
All Star Cast: Halle Heywood as Beatrix
All Star Cast: Bailey Thornburg as Carmen

Congratulations also to our friends at Porter HS and Lovejoy HS who are advancing with us! We will advance to the Region level of competition on Saturday, April 27 at the Arlington ISD CVPA-PAC. Stay tuned for more details!
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04/10/2024

Today is Area day!!! ✨ “This Girl Laughs” by Finegan Kruckemeyer will take the TJC stage at approximately 10 a.m.! Come join us for a great day of theatre.

Performance order:
Melissa HS - This Girl Laughs
Longview HS - Amadeus
Corsicana HS - The Book of Everything
Porter HS - The Old Man and the Old Moon
Lovejoy HS - The Women of Lockerbie
Huntsville HS - Does it Make a Sound?

📷: Helmberger Photography/Lindsay Arnold

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🎶 Watch to learn which melody from Tuck Everlasting has stolen the hearts of our cast and crew! 💕 Make plans to see the show and discover which song will end up being YOUR favorite! Visit www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre for tickets and show info! #melissatheatre #tuckeverlasting #bdhsmta

We are so grateful for our fabulous night at the Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards!!! It has been our company goal for years to perform as a Best Musical nominee, and this year we finally got the opportunity! Congratulations to ALL our nominees: Best Musical - entire cast/crew of Matilda Outstanding Performer - Dax Laber Outstanding Supporting Performer - Stella Rose Outstanding Lighting Design Outstanding Direction Outstanding Choreography AND to our Backstage Excellence Scholarship Recipient - Ella Nye Thank you, Broadway Dallas, for the incredible opportunities you provide for students. This was an unforgettable experience! #melissatheatre #matilda #bdhsmta

Here’s a look at our Broadway Dallas HSMTA rehearsal this weekend! You can see these Revolting Children LIVE onstage at the Music Hall at Fair Park on Saturday June 3rd. Tickets are on sale now at the Broadway Dallas link in our bio! #melissatheatre #matilda

It’s Area day and emotions are running high!!! The competition is running a little behind schedule, so we will take the stage at approximately 11:30. Come on out to Tyler Junior College and support the incredible cast and crew of A Monster Calls! #melissatheatre #uiloap #AMonsterCalls

Melissa Theatre in NYC - Day Two! 🍎🗽🎭 Today was another day packed with adventure! We started the day off with a Moulin Rouge workshop led by Broadway cast member Clay Rice Thomson. The students had a blast learning vocals and choreography from the show! Then we had NY bagels for lunch, walked the Brooklyn Bridge, paid our respects at the 9/11 Memorial, had dinner at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, and finished out the day seeing Lea Michele in “Funny Girl”! #melissatheatre

🚨ATTENTION MAGGOTS🚨 This wasn’t part of the plan, but Miss Trunchbull made us do it… Visit www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre and use discount code #PacktheMAC to get 25% off all new ticket orders for closing night! Closing night is tomorrow, Saturday 11/19 at 7pm! #melissatheatre #PacktheMAC #matilda

In case you missed it, here is Melissa Theatre’s segment from last Thursday’s WFAA Daybreak! Opening night for Matilda is THIS Thursday! Get your tickets now at www.melissaisd.org/melissatheatre #melissatheatre #matilda #iamup