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George Gansner performing in the KHS spring musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."

Senior profile: George Gansner

Sanchan Khanuja, opinions writer May 1, 2024

College: St. Louis Community College - Meramec Major: Undecided Under the bright glow of the spotlight in Keating Theater, George Gansner takes center stage, effortlessly bringing his character to...

Ellard (Cora Donaldson, sophomore) teaching Charlie (Tristan Pysar, junior) new words.

The foreigner

Grayci Branam, news writer December 12, 2023

KHS’s dark comedy play, The Foreigner, premiered Nov. 30, with sold-out crowds on Nov. 31 and Dec. 1. The play is about a shy science fiction editor, Charlie, who is brought to a cabin in Atlanta, Georgia,...

SWIX is an opportunity for freshmen and sophomores to get involved in the KHS drama department

The SWIX players

Kiley Huang, web design editor November 30, 2023

Actors wait in the green room in near-complete darkness as people begin to shuffle in and take their seats in the Black Box Theatre. The four separate casts wait for the first play to go on, hiding behind...

The crew works continuously to ensure that sets and costumes look their best for every play and musical.

Behind the curtains

Allie Caffey, entertainment writer November 8, 2022

The KH players stage crew makes sure that the spotlights are shining and the scene is set onstage as the cast rehearses scenes. The crew is a part of what makes the plays at KHS worth watching. While...

Kelly Schnider has been working as the KHS drama teacher and director since 2006.

A safe stage

Alli Luth, features writer February 15, 2022

When students walk into KHS’ drama classroom, they come face-to-face with a bedazzled mask and a personality that sparkles just as much. Kelly Schnider, drama teacher and director, says that she always...

Art by Kain Stobbe

The best of Ryan Murphy

Lydia Sheehan and Emma Patt March 3, 2021

Glee Glee, a teen drama that ran from 2009 to 2015 on Fox shocked the media as being the first of its kind in many ways. The 6th season long show consisted of a cast of diverse characters based on the...

Xander Piskulic, senior, holds back Cooper Menne, sophomore, in a scene at a cast rehearsal outside KHS.

The Birds: Feathered costumes and clear masks

Nathan Sweeney, features writer October 27, 2020

If you’ve strolled past the amphitheater at Kirkwood Park lately, you may have noticed a group of students running across the stage while screeching human-generated bird calls. This is the KH Players...

Why high school sucks

Why high school sucks

Brendan Davidson, parsnip editor October 26, 2018

They’re the most miserable years of your life: full of drama, annoying people and too much work that manages to teach you completely useless knowledge before you quickly forget it after the test. That’s...

Art by Erica Miget

The fatal flop

Jack Rintoul, opinions writer September 12, 2016

America likes drama. The exciting, emotional and unexpected events that happen in other people’s lives seem to captivate us. Most sports are able to entertain millions of fans. Yet, soccer has always...

Senior column: the green room

Senior column: the green room

Alexa Kannenberg, web managing editor May 11, 2016

I remember my first class of high school vividly as I’m sure we all do. It was Drama I with Kelly Schnider. I ran into the green room right after my first high school bell rang. The unfamiliar room smelled...

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