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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,...

Jones began acting when he was seven-years-old and has been pursuing it ever since. 

Spencer Jones

Anna Dalziel, features writer May 10, 2023

Post school plans: Broadway The sun is shining and a warm wind is blowing as Spencer Jones, senior, sits on the steps of his front porch. Promising he’ll be right back, he steps inside his house for...

When asked what words they would use to describe "The Twilight Zone", these are some that the castmates used.

Play preview: “The Twilight Zone”

Nathan Sweeney, features writer March 21, 2021

A 6-year-old child with godlike mental powers threatens a township and has everybody under his rule. A hydrogen bomb demolishes an entire city, killing everyone except a man that had locked himself inside...

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...

"I'm a leader in the choir community as a senior, and since I'm taking three classes, all the Choral kids look up to me." Kelley said. "Looking back, I can see how much difference it made and how it made me a better person.”

Senior Profile: Kelley Cochran

Catherine Butler, copy editor May 21, 2020

St. Louis University | Nursing “I feel so alive up here.” The moment Kelley Cochran, senior, stepped onto the stage during her first play, that was what she thought. As a child, Kelley had watched...

Gottlieb Biedermann (Jared Goudsmit, junior) and his wife Babette (Sarah Morgan, senior) have prepared and set the table for their two rather suspicious house guests, Schmitz (Simon Welge, senior) and Eisenring (Dominic Bottom, senior). These two men have been suspected to be arsonists, due to many questionable acts including rolling drums of explosive liquids into the house. However, Biedermann doesn't say a thing. "We have to have a little bit of trust!" Biedermann said.

Photo gallery: The Arsonists

Kelley Cochran, photographer January 29, 2018

  For over 2 months, a group of actors and actresses along with a backstage crew have worked to build and put on the KHS black box show, The Arsonists. Directed by Kelly Schnider, KH Players director, ...

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