Theatre
2025-2026 Free State Theatre Season
Fall Black Box Theatre Festival (September 18-20)
Fall Improv Performance (October 30)
Musical: The Addams Family School Edition (November 6-8)
Free State Live (December 4-5)
Winter Improv Performance (December 12)
Kansas Thespian Festival Showcase (January 6)
Kansas Thespian Festival (January 8-10)
Winter Play: Silent Sky (February 5-7)
Valentine's Improv Performance (February 10)
Spring Black Box Theatre Festival (March 26-28)
Spring Play: Peter & The Starcatcher (April 23-25)
Spring Improv Performance (April 30)
All performances begin at 7:00 PM—doors open at 6:30 PM.
Tickets available at the door: $5 for students / $7 for adults. Digital ticketing and pre-order available via GoFan.
Improv Performance admittance by suggested donation.
For information please contact:
Mr. Jones | bryce.jones@usd497.org
We are currently accepting donations and business advertisements to include in our production programs to aid our season's production/licensing costs, as well as to help students attend and perform at the Kansas Thespian Festival.
Please utilize the following link for more information and to help our troupe's students: Donation Link.
FSHS Theatre Troupe 5773 Handbook 25-26
FSHS Theatre 25-26 Calendar
FSHS Theatre Apparel
FSHS Theatre Fall Parent Meeting
Thespian Points Tracker [Outside FSHS Theatre Experiences Only]
Silent Sky Rehearsal Calendar
CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION

February 5th-7th / 7 PM

Special thanks to Jordan Slusher of Upstage Backdrops for the amazing scenic drops used in this production.
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2025-2026 Drama Club Officers
L to R: Kouri Demelash (Community Outreach Chair), Piper Northrop (Advocacy & Points Chair), Landry Koester (Public Relations Chair & Troupe Historian), Caden Hodges (Treasurer & Fundraising Chair), Megan Greeen (Secretary), Morgan Sponholtz (Co-President), Ebi Hegeman (Co-President) & Mimi Wood (Vice President)

2025 International Thespian Festival
Superior Rating: Piper Northrop (Lighting Design—Footloose)
2025 Blue Star Nominations
Outstanding Performer in a Supporting Role: Liv Brack for Rusty in Footloose
Junior Rising Star Scholarship: Piper Northrop
2025 Kansas Thespian Festival
Thespy Showcase: Piper Northrop (Lighting Design—Footloose)
Kansas Thespians Mainstage Outstanding Supporting Actor Recognition: Owen Börk (Rev. Shaw Moore—Footloose)
Gold Honor Troupe
2024 Blue Star Awards
Sophomore Rising Star Scholarship: Ebi Hegeman
2024 Blue Star Nominations
Outstanding Costume Design: Cella Allison for Bright Star
Outstanding Lighting Design: Piper Northrop for Bright Star
Outstanding Scenic Design: Nathan Friedman & Rowan Banker for Bright Star
Outstanding Performer in a Featured Role: Joy Malin for Bright Star
Sophomore Rising Star Scholarship: Ebi Hegeman
Outstanding Orchestra: Free State for Bright Star
Outstanding Ensemble: Free State for Bright Star
2024 Kansas Thespian Festival
Kansas Thespian Festival Competitive Improv Champions
Gold Honor Troupe
2023 Kansas Thespian Festival
Kansas Thespian Festival Competitive Improv Champions
Thespy Showcase: Marcella Allison (Monologue)
Gold Honor Troupe
Recent FSHS Theatre Productions




























