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Jagger Smith'26 said, "I don't know much about the audition process, but that it is probably more scary then it sounds." Graphic by: Isabel Andrade

Upcoming auditions for the spring musical

Elizabeth Gallo and Isabel Andrade February 14, 2024

Willy Wonka auditions go into action this February  “Willy Wonka” is the upcoming musical at VHS. Auditions take place on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, and are open to all VHS students.  The play is a...

Owen Siegmund '24, center-right, who played Lurch, walks towards the Addams Family coffin. Photo by: Katie Rundle

Opinion: “The Addams Family” was a hit

Katie Rundle and Ruby Lacques May 11, 2023

The musical proved that a VHS theater production could live up to the expectations set by a big-budget predecessor Soon after the success of “Puffs” and the booming popularity of the Netflix show...

Drama teacher and "The Addams Family" director Stefoni Rossiter [pictured] said, “We are looking for singers, dancers, and actors. As the director you just have to make your best choices as to who fits each role the best.” Photo by: Summer Williams

VHS drama departments “The Addams Family” musical auditions are upcoming

Summer Williams January 10, 2023

 VHS students are preparing to audition for the spring musical “The Addams Family” in February “The Addams Family” is the upcoming musical at Ventura High School. Auditions for the musical are...

Alice in Wonderland MCs introduce the next act with in character lines to fit the theme. Photo by: Olive Kranzler

Alice in a wonderful showcase

Olive Kranzler June 2, 2022

What exactly went down at VHS’s annual Spring Showcase? The VHS annual Spring Showcase was the next drama production to be staged following the play, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” This year,...

"I believe that Toby is real, not literally real, but what Toby actually is, and personally I believe it’s the spirit of every performer on stage," said senior Ryan Palmisano, who recently starred as Charlie Brown in the play "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown," which was put on the very stage Toby supposedly haunts. Photo by: Livia Vertucci

The ghastly ghoul that supposedly haunts the drama department

Livia Vertucci and Adi De Clerck May 10, 2022

All about Toby the ghost who's supposedly stuck haunting the drama department for eternity For close to two decades, the story of the ghost of a teenage boy named Toby has haunted the drama department....

The fall play "Zoomdunnit" was the first ever virtual play put out by the VHS Drama Department and was written by Drama Department students. Photo from: VHS Yearbook

VHS Drama department draws its *virtual* curtains

Yasmin Myers February 1, 2021

Modern day rendition of a murder-mystery set in today’s world captivates those who watch.  The drama department broke the barrier of in-person performance to bring the virtual audience a murder mystery...

Mamma Mia was well received and memorable play. Photo from: Ashlynn Vaglica

The curtain closes early, but the show goes on in their hearts

Charlotte D'Orsi May 27, 2020

Despite the school closure, VHS thespians find solace in the memories they’ve created over the years. The VUSD school closures brought a cloud of mourning to Ventura High School students. Spring athletes...

This is the stage progress for the play so far. Stagecraft has been working on it since the first week of school. Photo by: Archer Herring

Editorial: behind the scenes of the fall play

Archer Herring September 30, 2018

The fall play that is being performed this year is Night Watch. It's a dramatic mystery that will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, as well as Nov. 15 to Nov. 17, and at 2 p.m. Nov. 18. Although...

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