Most school activities in the winter are focused around sports, but theater’s winter season comes with updates on more than the musicals they put on for the school.
Since the production of the well-recieved musical Hadestown, theater students have been hard at work in preparation for Battle of the Howells on Dec. 19.
But the winter musical is not the star of the show for winter theater. Students have also been preparing for the state competition since December.
“[Theater students have] prepared on their own time as well as prepared for the musical,” Taylor Doverspike, drama director for FHN said.
This competition and musical season comes with changes Doverspike implemented when she took over as theater director at the beginning of the school year.
“I have changed some structuring of how things are structured, like at auditions, scheduling, and adding fundraisers, things like that, but they are all good changes,” Doverspike said. “[I have enjoyed] making connections with the kids and seeing their excitement for the shows we have and what they are doing.”
