Production History
The CDH Theater Department is ever changing. In order to provide students with a well-rounded experience in theater, work is chosen that varies in style, genre, concept, time period, etc. Our seasons have evolved into the following format:
- FALL PLAY – Varies
- CHILDREN’S PLAY– The script is geared toward young audiences. This show is reserved for actors who have not played a major role in a CDH production.
- WINTER PLAY – Often used as a discussion piece for curriculum within CDH's school year. The show is typically staged in the Black Box Theater.
- SPRING MUSICAL - Varies
2023-2024
- Fall Play - The Lion King, Jr.
- Winter Show - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Spring Musical - Matilda the Musical
2022-2023
- Fall - Much Ado About Nothing
- Children's Show - A Christmas Carol
- Winter - Sense and Sensibility
- Spring Musical - Mama Mia
2021-2022
- Fall - The Somewhat True Story of Robin Hood
- Children's Show - The Velveteen Rabbit
- Spring Musical - Chicago
2020-2021
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Fall Play – Alice in Wonderland
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Winter Show – She Kills Monsters
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Spring Musical – High School Musical
2019-2020
- Fall Play – The Hobbit
- Children’s Show – Miss Nelson is Missing
- Black Box Show – 1984
- The Spring Musical – Holiday Inn
2018-2019
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Fall Play - Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
- Children’s Play – Merry Christmas Strega Nona
- The Lillian Theater 25th Aniversary Show
- Spring Musical – Jesus Christ Superstar
2017-2018
- Fall Musical - One Man, Two Guvnors'
- Children's Play - Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells
- Winter Play - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Spring Musical - 42nd Street
2016-2017
- Fall Musical - She Loves Me
- Children's Play - Lyle the Crocodile
- Winter Play - Anonymous
- Spring Musical - In The Heights
2015 - 2016
- Fall Musical - Children of Eden
- Children's Play - WILD
- Winter Play - Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
- Spring Musical - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Summer Community Show - CHICAGO
2014-2015
- Macbeth
- The Hundred Dresses
- A Christmas Carol (Featuring Mark McGuire, CDH Math Teacher & Parent)
- Here I Am
- Hairspray
- As You Like It (Featuring Angie Haigh, CDH 1995 Alumna)
2013-2014
- The Drowsy Chaperone
- Journey to World’s End
- The Phantom Tollbooth
- The Bluest Eye
- Oklahoma!
- Pippin (Featuring Matt Riehle, CDH 2004 Alumnus)
2012-2013
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
- Free To Be You and Me
- Charlotte's Web
- Picnic
- Beauty and the Beast
- Fiddler on the Roof
2011-2012
- Completely Hollywood (Abridged)
- The Crucible
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
- Almost Maine
- Her Cage
- Sweet Charity
- Oliver!
2010-2011
- All in the Timing
- Little Women (The Musical)
- A Village Fable
- James and The Giant Peach
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Pajama Game
- Into the Woods
2009-2010
- The Learned Ladies
- And Then There Were None
- Whatevs
- The Jungle Books
- King of Hearts
- Seussical
- Jesus Christ Superstar
2008-2009
- The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)
- Twelfth Night
- Madeline's Christmas
- The Little Prince
- Crazy For You
- Noises Off
2007-2008
- Everyman
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!
- Once Upon A Mattress
2006-2007
- A Servant of Two Masters
- Good and Plenty
- A Thousand Cranes
- Boy Gets Girl
- Bye Bye Birdie
2005-2006
- The Compleat Wrks of Willm Shkspre (Abridged)
- Godspell
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Pippi Longstocking
- Singin' in the Rain
2004-2005
- The Birds
- Dracula/Edgar Allen Poe Pieces/Macbeth Witches
- Evita
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- An American in Edinburgh (An original script written and performed for the International Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.)
2003-2004
- Twelfth Night
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Lillian Theater's Ten Year Anniversary Celebration
- Wagon Wheels A Rollin’
- Pippin
2002-2003
- Picasso at the Lapin Agile
- A Christmas Carol
- The Tempest
- Damn Yankees
2001-2002
- The Boys Next Door
- WILD
- The Lesson
- Camelot
2000-2001
- You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown!
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Hush: An Interview with America
- Guys and Dolls
1999-2000
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- The Honorable Urashima Taro
- Tribute
- Grease
1998-1999
- The Shadowbox
- Revenge of the Space Pandas
- TV
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1997-1998
- Steel Magnolias
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- JB
- The Boyfriend
1996-1997
- The Foreigner
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Dylan
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1995-1996
- The Dining Room
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- Our Country's Good
- The Sound of Music
1994-1995
- Noises Off
- Interview
- The Wiz
1993-1994
- Working