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Carrollton High School Friends of Forensics and Dramatic Arts

LXCL:Carrollton High School Friends of Forensics and Dramatic Arts supports student engagement in performing arts, fostering creativity and teamwork through plays, musicals, and cultural field trips, enriching our community with artistic expression.

ONLINE TICKET SALES NOW CLOSED.$10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR EACH PERFORMANCE. Carrollton High School presentsThe SpongeBob MusicalMarch 20 &amp; 21, 7pmYoung Friends Matinee: March 21, 11am.--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- Most Requested Tickets Available:Friday Night Tickets:&nbsp;Center Section Rows: G, K, L. Aisle J-M.Saturday Morning Tickets: Center Section Rows: E, F, H, K, L. Aisle F-N.Saturday Evening Tickets: Center Section Rows: H-L. Aisle J-N. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! The SpongeBob Musical is family-friendly fun based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe &amp; The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T&rsquo;s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau. Live Music featuring CHS musicians&nbsp;will take place before each performance from 6:15-6:45pm and during intermission.&nbsp; Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

ONLINE SALES CLOSED: TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. The SpongeBob Musical @ CHS

*ONLINE SALES ARE CLOSED*&nbsp;100 Tickets are available at the Box Office at 2:15pm on a first-come first-served basis for $10. Carrollton Schools presentsPure ImaginationDecember 12, 7pm and NOW December 14, 3pm. --Scroll to the bottom for the seating chart!----Rows G through L have seating available in the outside sections. Pure Imagination is a brand-new revue featuring songs from across MTI&#39;s Broadway Junior&reg; collection. From Broadway Junior musicals based on adored titles like Seussical&nbsp;and Shrek&nbsp;The Musical to Disney favorites like Beauty and the Beast and Frozen, Pure Imagination offers a fun look into musical theatre! Directed by CHS students and featuring Carrollton Schools students of all ages. Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> CES Families &amp; Friends:<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Lustria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Lustria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">All students will be center stage for 3 songs and bows, and in the audience for 1 song.&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Lustria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Lustria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">For the audience song, our K-1s will be near the seats in the 30s and 40s,&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Lustria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Lustria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">our 2-3s will be nearer the center section,&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Lustria,serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Lustria, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">and our 4s will be closer to the seats in the 1s and teens.

Pure Imagination at Carrollton Performing Arts Center

*ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE CLOSED*Tickets are available at the door for $10. Carrollton High School presentsHadestownNovember 14 &amp; 15, 7pm --Scroll to the bottom for the seating chart!----Rows G through N have center section seats available-- Hadestown is a folk musical that interweaves the ancient Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, as well as Hades and Persephone, following an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back. Written by Ana&iuml;s Mitchell in 2006, and still playing on Broadway, it uses a unique jazz-inflected folk score to explore themes of love, hope, nature versus industry, doubt versus faith, and the power of music.&nbsp; Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Hadestown @ CHS Performing Arts Center

2025 Pure Imagination Camp & Performance Registration

HamiltonWednesday, July 2Matinee Performance: 1:30pmPlayhouse Square, ClevelandBus Transportation Provided$52 due April 10th, payable via Check to "CHS FFDA" or ZeffyRSVP Today - tickets are 1st come, 1st served Itinerary<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">10:00am Meet @ CHS Commons</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">10:15am Depart</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">12:15pm Arrive in Cleveland<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Time for Snack, Souvenir, Restroom, Photos</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">1:30pm Hamilton Begins</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">4:45pm Depart</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">7:00pm: Arrive at CHS</li></ul>Seating on bus and in theater are on first come, first served basis.Tickets are Balcony Rows R through W, Seats 509-514. See chart below.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1742823806/wysiwyg/r4c0m3ph1jiw3ujls1d7.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />

2025 Hamilton Field Trip

Online ticketing is now closed.$10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TODAY AT THE DOOR for Saturday 11am and Saturday 7pm only! Carrollton High School presentsThe Little Mermaid!March 21 & 22, 7pmYoung Friends Matinee: March 22, 11am.--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." Character Meet & Greets will take place before each performance from 6:15-6:45pm.A Special Event for our youngest audience members (our future casts and crews!) will take place Saturday morning before our matinee performance from 10:15-10:45am. Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width:854px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />

Online Ticketing Closed! Tickets available at the door Saturday ONLY : Little Mermaid @ Carrollton Performing Arts Center

$10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TODAY AT THE DOOR! Online ticketing is now closed. Carrollton Middle School presents How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery & A Mini Mystery Medley!--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- A Mysterious Double Feature!<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery. Five mysterious color-coded guests. A mansion. A murder. Can the killer get away with it? And how will the sleuths bring them to justice? A handy guide for how to escape the law when you just happen to be a prime suspect of a mysterious murder. Told in vignettes,<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"> this show hilariously skewers the tropes of the murder mystery: an airtight alibi, a long-winded monologue by a detective with an accent, an impossibly complicated Rube Goldberg murder device? Check, check, and check! A Mini Mystery Medley. Written and directed by CHS Student Directors! These fun vignettes explore the world of murder mysteries as told by a collection of princesses, pirates, and trick-or-treaters. <span contenteditable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 878px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" style="width:878px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;box-sizing:inherit"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1727706272/o0d3tuk38k0ajp7hvrbw.png" style="width:878px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />

Online Sales Closed! Tickets available at the door. Mystery!

$10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TODAY AT THE DOOR! Online ticketing is now closed. Carrollton High School presents Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. <span contenteditable="false" fr-original-class="fr-img-caption fr-draggable" fr-original-style="width: 878px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" style="width:878px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;box-sizing:inherit"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1727706272/o0d3tuk38k0ajp7hvrbw.png" style="width:878px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />

Online Sales Closed! Tickets available at the door.  Puffs!

Carrollton High School presentsThe Play That Goes WrongNovember 20 &amp; 21, 7pm--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- The Play That Goes Wrong (High School Edition) is a hilarious farce written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. It follows the hapless Cornley Drama Society as they attempt to stage a 1920s murder mystery, The Murder at Haversham Manor.&nbsp; Live Music featuring CHS musicians&nbsp;will take place before each performance from 6:15-6:45pm and during intermission.&nbsp; Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

The Play That Goes Wrong at Carrollton High School

Carrollton High School presentsThe Play That Goes WrongMatinee PerformanceNovember 21, 11am--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- The Play That Goes Wrong (High School Edition) is a hilarious farce written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. It follows the hapless Cornley Drama Society as they attempt to stage a 1920s murder mystery, The Murder at Haversham Manor.&nbsp; Live Music featuring CHS musicians&nbsp;will take place before each performance from 10:15-10:45am and during intermission.&nbsp; Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Matinee: The Play That Goes Wrong at Carrollton High School

Carrollton Middle School presentsThe Holiday Heist &amp;10 Ways to Survive the HolidaysNovember 20 &amp; 21, 7pm--Scroll to bottom for seating chart!-- Sure, it&rsquo;s the most wonderful time of the year &ndash; but during the holiday season, you have to be ready for anything. You never know when you might be on a mission to take out the naughty list; or trapped in an increasingly embarrassing family photo shoot; or haunted by ghosts who want to teach you life lessons; or cornered by carolers demanding figgy pudding when they really mean cash. Luckily, the narrators are here to show you how to make it through New Year&#39;s in one piece.&nbsp; This set of one-act plays is directed by Carrollton High School award-winning student-directors and features an Act I script written by CHS Senior Student-Director, Ani Ruggieri.&nbsp; Seating Chart<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1736526770/dv1c4cxybeccnr4ey5yk.png" style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 854px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Carrollton Middle School: The Holidays Plays

WickedSunday, December 20Matinee Performance: 1:00pm$91.50 payable to &ldquo;CHS FFDA&rdquo; or ZeffyBalcony Center, Row R (1st Row)Playhouse Square, ClevelandBus Transportation ProvidedSignUp/Payment Due 10.15.26 - 35 Tickets Available Itinerary<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">9:30am Meet @ CHS Commons9:45am Depart11:45am Arrive in ClevelandTime for Snack, Souvenir, Restroom, Photos1:00pm Wicked Begins4:00pm Depart5:30pm: Arrive at CHS</li></ul>Seating on bus and in theater are on first come, first served basis.Tickets are Balcony Rows R through S, Seats 602-708. See chart below.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1742823806/wysiwyg/r4c0m3ph1jiw3ujls1d7.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Carrollton High School Friends of Forensics and Dramatic Arts

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