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The student news site of Pottsville Area High School

Tide Lines
The student news site of Pottsville Area High School

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The cast list of the musical Six is posted outside of Mrs. Malek’s classroom. “I’m very excited for Six because Anne Boleyn has always been a character that I want to act as. I’m very excited for what’s to come,” said senior Hannah Martician.

PAHS Holds Their First Fall Show

Maya Johnson, Staffer • September 22, 2023

Pottsville Area High School is trying something new with their Drama Club. For the 2023-2024 school year, instead of just doing a spring show, the drama club will be doing both a fall and spring show....

Guys and Dolls

Aubry Snyder and Meadow Eckert • March 28, 2023

The members of the drama club explain this years musical.

The current members of the Pottsville Area High School Drama Club praise alumni member, Sam Jones, as they sing Land of Yesterday from Anastasia the Musical.

PAHS Drama Club alumni Return

Chase Teresavage, Staffer • December 17, 2022

The lights dim, the curtains open and the show begins. MadCAP is the name of a cabaret show that the Pottsville Area High School’s Drama Club alumni performed for. MadCAP is an acronym for the Crimson...

Xaviere Phillip Johnson is focused while working on his MADcap music. After being one of the leads in Anastasia last year he is ecstatic for this new season of drama club.

Drama Club Director Reveals the Spring Musical

Maya Johnson, Staffer • October 23, 2022

The yearly anticipation of trying to find out what musical PAHS is doing is over. The Crimson Players found out on Wednesday, September 28 that they would be doing a production of Guys and Dolls. After...

Drama Club Yardsale

Nick Horvath • September 2, 2022

The school drama club hosted a yard sale to provide funding for this years show.

Senior Julia Malek, who plays Cinderella, is rehearsing sitting in her carriage as she makes her trip to the royal ball. She said, “While I am disappointed the show was postponed, I truly think that what we’ve made is magical. It’s a beautiful show, and I’m so honoured to be a part of it.”

The show must go on!

Alex Maley, Staffer • April 20, 2021

There are always setbacks when trying to produce a successful play, in this case the set back wasn’t minor. On Tuesday April 13th 2021, PAHS drama club students had their production of “Cinderella”...

Drama club students rehearse for their upcoming production of the “Pirate Queen”. The first show date is on March 26 at 7:00pm. “My favorite part of drama is the long-lasting friendships and memories I made,” said junior Jake Montgomery.

Preparing for the Pirate Queen

Alex Maley, Staffer • February 21, 2020

With the spring musical approaching, the drama cast is hard at work after school for their production of the “Pirate Queen”. The Pottsville Area High School drama department is led by Mrs. María...

PAHS drama club students find out their parts by looking at a list like this posted outside the little theater. Students shared their roles with others on social media by posting the cast list on Facebook. Freshman Zoe Holden said, “I was so excited to be a part of The Pirate Queen as Queen Elizabeth.”

Pottsville’s Crimson Players are Planning Their Annual Spring Musical

Madison Wright, Staffer • November 19, 2019

Students stomachs were in knots all day. On November 14th, 2019, in seventh period the cast list for the annual musical was released. This year’s extravaganza is The Pirate Queen.  “No way,”...

A photo of the Bucks County Playhouse at night. Photo courtesy of http://www.visitbuckscounty.com/listing/bucks-county-playhouse/1726/

Drama Club Travels to New Hope for a Festival

Michael Johnson-Ponce, Editor • April 22, 2019

     On Thursday, April 11, the Drama Club took their annual trip to the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope for a festival and competition. The theater resides in a building that was formerly a grist...

In front of a statue of Jane Frances de Chantal, sophomores Lily McDonald, Kendra Speak, and Jake Montgomery pose for the camera. The Drama Club, Stage Crew, and Dramatic Literature class went on a field trip to DeSales University to watch a Shakespeare play. “It was nice to see profesional actors so we can learn from them and do better. The show was good and fresh,” Autumn McDonough, senior said.

Drama Students Travel to DeSales

Michael Johnson-Ponce, Staffer • October 19, 2018

       On October 4, a group of around 30 students in various drama classes as well as members of stage crew went on a field trip to DeSales University. Though the main event of the trip was...

Members of the Drama Club stretch before rehearsing for their musical. The Drama Club presented How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in March, and according to Mrs. Maria Malek, Drama Club adviser and English teacher, audience numbers are lower in years when the musical does not have high name recognition. “Our audience numbers were not as high as they were in previous years,” Mrs. Malek said.

Does name recognition affect Drama Club show attendance?

Mark Disabella, Staffer • June 1, 2018

     You have probably heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”  Many people not only judge books by their covers, but also judge musicals and plays by their covers, or titles. In...

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