California High school has had an active Theatre Department since the school opened in 1973. Here is an incomplete list:
2022-2023
Student Directed One Act Play Festival
Squids Will Be Squids
The Cassettes of San Francisco by student Aleeza Zakai, student directed by Aleeza Zakai and Dylan Burlingame
Chicago by Kander and Ebb
2021-2022
Student Directed One Act Play Festival
The Fabulous Fable Factory by Joseph Robinette
Dear Editor by student Shiphrah Moses, student directed by Genevieve Vega
Clue by Sandy Rustin
2020-2021
Help Desk by Don Zolidis
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Squids Will Be Squids
We Will Rock You by Ben Elton, featuring the music of Queen
2019-2020
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Dramapalooza with Pine Valley and Iron Horse
Squids Will Be Squids
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
2018-2019
Hallowscenes 2
The Fabulous Fable Factory by Joseph Robinette
Big Love by Charles Mee *Silver Lenaea Festival
Kaleidoscope presented by Theatre Arts, Instrumental Music, Choral Music and Dance
2017-2018
Hallowscenes
Check, Please by Jonathan Rand
Be Aggressive by Annie Weisman student directed by Neha Kaul
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby by Simon Levy student directed by Neha Kaul & Jordyn Grimes
2016-2017
Family (dys)Function
Squids Will be Squids by Patrick McGuire
Baby with the Bathwater by Christopher Durang * Bronze at Lenaea Festival
Working by Stephen Schwartz & Nina Fasco
Kinder show
Spring Showcase
2015-2016
Microphone Mayhem: Killing Me Softly by Charles Corritore
The Fabulous Fable Factory by Joseph Robinette
Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill, student directed by Jon Dadgari
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Spring Showcase
2014-2015
Fall Showcase
Menu Mayhem: Recipe For Murder by Charles Corritore
Multiplex by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, student directed by Sam Gershik, Bronze at Lenaea Festival
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheikin
Spring Showcase
2013-2014
Microphone Mayhem: The Comedy Club Murders by Charles Corritore
Tracks by Peter Tarsi, student directed by Emily Curley, Bronze Lenaea Festival
Cal High’s 40th Anniversary Extravaganza
2012-2013
Movie Mayhem: The Final Take by Charles Corritore
Next Victim, Please by Rocky Soderman & Terri Ferguson
James and the Giant Peach from the book by Roald Dahl
2011-2012
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
To Gillian on her 37th Birthday by Michael Brady
Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose adapted by Sherman L. Sergel
2010-2011
The Diary of Anne Frank adapted by Wendy Kesselman
The Book of Liz by David and Amy Sedaris
You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown by Clark Genser
2009-2010
Manuscript Mayhem by Charles Corritore
The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang (Bronze medal Lenaea Festival)
Macbeth Did It by John Patrick
2008-2009
The Great High School Whodunnit by Elaine Moushey
Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Emily Mann (Honorable Mention Cast CCOAP Festival)
2nd annual Student Directed One-Act Play Festival: Rabbit Hole, Goodnight Caroline,The Dancers
2007-2008
The Dining Room by AR Gurney
I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Celeste Raspanti * (Bronze medal Lenaea Festival)
1st Ever Student-Directed One-Act Festival: Check, Please, Fortress, Next Victim, Please
2006-2007
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Dearly Departed by Jones and Botrell* (1st Runner up CCOAP Festival)
Seussical by Flaherty and Aherns
2005-2006
Museum by Tina Howe
The Laramie Project by Moises Hoffman *(1st Runner up CCOAP Festival)
The Curious Savage by John Patrick
2004…
Play On
Alice in Wonderland
The Compleat History of Shakespeare Abridged
Happy Daze
David and Lisa
You Can’t Take it with You
Bye Bye Birdie
Picnic