I attended one of the first Eras Tour shows earlier this year and it was the best night of my life. Since then, I've battled a severe case of post-concert depression, so when I heard that there was an...

Last year, the new Kirkwood Performing Art Center (KPAC) opened. Since then, there has become a huge opportunity for residents of Kirkwood to attend professional plays and musicals. The modern look of...

Retirees: Larry Anderson, Thom Champion, David Drury, Bill Gunn, Sean McCarthy, Molly Stephenson, Jeff Townsend and Romona Miller have announced their retirement for the end of this school year.    Turkey...

Walking onstage, the smell of hairspray still tingling in his nose, he reaches a new set with a new audience. This is not his first show, but high school productions are not the same. The lights hit his...

Pretending to be each of the Von Trapp children, 4-year-old Drew Redington acts out and sings “So Long, Farewell” from “The Sound of Music” on the steps of his grandmother’s basement. His mother...

Poetry She stands in front of a sea of vulnerable ears waiting to hear her truth. Drifting into her words, she closes her eyes. When she is on stage, no one can touch her. She is invincible. But it has...

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...

Walking on stage half-blinded by lights and full of nerves, Taylor Kinkead couldn’t feel more at home. The audience breaks into laughter as she gets water dumped on her, nags her apathetic husband or...