Coal City Theatre Department

Micetich awarded for his work in musical theatre

Published by admin on Tue, 05/23/2023 - 5:16pm

On a night that celebrates the best in high school theatre, Jack Micetich shared the stage with his students.

Micetich, Coal City Theatre Department’s producer and director, was honored Monday evening by Broadway in Chicago with its Illinois High School Musical Theatre Award for Best Direction.

The award is presented to a high school director for, “setting a standard of excellence by casting a cohesive vision for the production and guiding their students in their characters and environment of the musical.”

Coal City Theatre is Broadway bound

Published by admin on Tue, 09/08/2020 - 4:36pm

The Coal City Theatre Department is heading outdoors for three events this fall, beginning with its annual Broadway Bound fundraising concert.
This year’s concert will take place on Broadway as the show moves to Coal City’s Campbell Memorial Park in order to accommodate a live audience.
Broadway Bound will feature 26 students performing a few of their favorite musical theatre songs on Friday, Sept. 11 with the first performance starting at 7 p.m.

Nevin to appear in All-State production

Published by admin on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 6:49pm

The Illinois High School Theatre Festival, the largest and oldest non-competitive high school theatre festival in the nation, gets underway this week, and a Coal City High School junior has the male lead role.
Coal City High School is sending 22 students to the two-day event being held at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal. Students will take part in a series of workshops and master classes that will be highlighted by the All-State production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida featuring their classmate Riley Nevin in the role of Radames.

Forever

Published by admin on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 7:21pm

The number of days you have on earth are not nearly as important as how you spend them, and that is the meaning expressed in the enchanting story of “Tuck Everlasting.”    Beginning this week, “Tuck Everlasting,” a musical based on the children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt, will take the stage in the Coal City Performing Arts Center, as an all-student cast from Coal City High School will step under the lights to share the story of the Tucks and the young, adventurous Winnie Foster who must decide if she wants to live or live forever.

Would you live forever?

Published by admin on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 6:58pm

    When faced with the decision to live or live forever, would you choose immortality?    
    Coal City High School junior Gabby Cinotto would prefer to live a full life over  one that lasts forever,  a concept she’s come to think about recently as she’s faced with such a decision in her role as Winnie Foster in the school’s upcoming production of “Tuck Everlasting.”