Young Playwrights 2013 Authors

Young Playwrights Project 2013 – Meet the Authors

Of the four playwrights featured in last year’s first annual Young Playwrights Project, three remain at Gibson Southern and will again direct their own student-written plays.  These students include Christian Rowe, senior, and Jacob Sellers and Alexis Kiesel, juniors.  This year, plays were selected after a submission deadline was given for any students who wanted … Read more

Alumni YouTube Covers

GSTD alumni Logan Lefler and Alison Goedde have teamed up to work on a YouTube project together.  Both being musicians and Alison being involved in film, this project has helped them them tremendously in bettering their skills. Alison has been attending Watkins College of Art Design and Film, and she has been wanting to put … Read more

Student Performs at Holiday World Over Summer Break

This past summer, Gibson Southern’s very own student, Jasmyne Milheiser, was the lead dancer for the show “Vinyl Daze” at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. The show was about a group of friends trying to save their favorite place to hang out, known as the “Rec Room”, from closing down forever, they sang and danced many … Read more

Thespians Prepare for Regionals

Every year the International Thespian Society holds theatre performance competitions for high school students throughout the country. Schools in every state prepare a 30-minute cutting of a play or musical to perform for a committee of judges that grade them on acting, staging, and other categories. The competition begins at the regional level, then finalists … Read more

Phantom of the Opera cast sees Billy Elliot

On November 18, 2012, the cast of Gibson Southern Theatre’s production of The Phantom of the Opera went on a short field trip to Indianapolis to see the award winning musical Billy Elliot. Thanks to theatre director Matt Hart, we were fortunate to get a “talk-back” with a few of the actors from the show. … Read more

Dancers performing "Holiday" by Green Day

Here We Come!

It’s almost Vaudeville weekend, and it is perfectly normal to be nervous and tired, as the cast and crew are now. As we approach the weekend of show, the cast and crew are having to stay later and later during the week to make everything performance ready. For the past three weeks, all crew members … Read more

The cast of The Phantom of the Opera performing "Masquerade"

My Vaudeville Experience

Vaudeville begins tomorrow and the cast is becoming anxious.  Preparing for Vaudeville is tedious, but the hard work always pays off.  This year, I am a part of four wonderful groups, and each one of the groups have been hard at work memorizing lines, choreographing, and nailing those high notes.  Of the four groups I … Read more

What to Expect in Vaudeville

Vaudeville 2012: GSTD Live! is just a week away and the Gibson Southern thespians are hard at work in rehearsals. So what can you expect from all this hard work? Well this year’s Vaudeville will be set up around the “taping” of an episode of Saturday Night Live. Audience members will get to see everything during the … Read more

Phantom of the Opera Auditions Held, Cast List Posted

On September 12th, auditions were held for Gibson Southern Theatre Department’s upcoming spring production of The Phantom of the Opera.  The cattle call audition process was divided into three portions: singing, dancing, and acting.  Students wishing to audition did a short choreographed dance sequence to the song “Masquerade” , a cold reading of a scene, … Read more

Vaudeville 2012: GSTD Live!

Vaudeville 2012: GSTD Live!

GSTD Live! serves as the theme for this year’s production. The audience will be transported to New York City to witness a night of entertainment which looks very similar to the legendary Saturday Night Live. Over 180 students will make up the cast and crew for the single, biggest event at GSHS. All of the … Read more

2012 I.T.S. Banquet

Gibson Southern Theatre celebrated the end of a great season with their 2012 I.T.S. Banquet on April 29, 2012.  With nearly 160 people in attendance, it was great to see support for our graduating seniors and new inductees. This year’s awards went to: Vaudeville 2011: Back to the Future Outstandting Female Performance: Natalie Bengert Outstanding … Read more

The Purduettes – April 15, 2012

Gibson Southern Theatre is excited to bring you Purdue Musical Organizations: The Purduettes on April 15, 2012. All tickets for this one-day performance are $10. This is a general admission performance. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours today from a Gibson Southern Theatre ITS Member or on our online ticketing site. A little background and … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Dani Shelton

This week’s staff spotlight is on Legally Blonde‘s choreographer, Dani Shelton. I was lucky enough to get a chance to talk to Dani to ask her about her experiences with Gibson Southern Theatre and Legally Blonde the Musical. Dani has been involved in Gibson Southern Theatre for eight years now.  She has been a part … Read more

Staff Spotlight: Sam Steinmetz

 

This week’s staff spotlight is on Legally Blonde co-director Sam Steinmetz.

I recently got to sit down with Sam and get some insight on how long he’s been here at the GSTD and everything he’s “gotten his hands on”. Our interview is as follows:

Sam, How long have you been a part of the GSHS Theater department?

Well, I have been a part of the GSTD for seven years total. Four years was spent while I was attending Gibson Southern High School and the past three years as an assistant of varying degrees. 

How many shows have you worked on and what kind of positions did you fill?

I’ve been involved with

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