Fargo North High School - Theater

Theater

Fargo North Theater consists of three different levels of Performing Arts - the Fargo North branch of the International Thespian Society, an independent tech crew, and the Performing Arts class. There are four main shows a year beginning with a straight show in the Fall; a one act play in the Winter, which is shown at the North Dakota One-act Festival; ending the year with a two act musical in May. However, this is not the strict order of productions.

International Thespian Society Thespian Society is an international organization of high school students involved in theatre. Meetings are usually held, when planned, on the first Friday of a month.

Shows The four shows performed every year are all cast by audition. The musicals includes a full pit orchestra. At the end of the year, various student projects are performed known as the "Chomp and Stomp" and the 24-Hour Plays.

Past Productions The following is a history of the past productions:

1940-1941 (Fargo Central)

  • I'll Leave it to You
  • The Tin Hero
  • Tish
  • Wild Stars

1943-1944 (Fargo Central)

  • She Stoops to Conquer
  • Letters to Lucerne

1944-1945 (Fargo Central)

  • The Admirable Crichton
  • The Imaginary Invalid
  • Shruberry Hill

1945-1946 (Fargo Central)

  • Listen Professor
  • Dust of the Road
  • Little Women
  • Ladies in Retirement

1947-1948 (Fargo Central)

  • Double Door
  • Junior Miss
  • Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1961-1962 (Fargo Central)

  • Ladies of the Mop
  • Fog on the Valley
  • Man in the Bowler Hat
  • Red Carnations
  • Twelve Pound Look
  • Trifles

NORTH HIGH

1972-1973 Little Mary Sunshine 1972-1973 Dark of the Moon 1972-1973 The Tower

1973-1974 Man of LaMancha 1973-1974 Our Town

1974-1975 Carnival 1974-1975 I Remember Mama

1975-1976 The Stage is a Circle

1976-1977 Godspell 1976-1977 Skin of our Teeth

1977-1978 Fiddler on the Roof 1977-1978 Story Theatre 1977-1978 Showcase (Student Project)

1978-1979 Guys and Dolls 1978-1979 A Thousand Clowns 1978-1979 Showcase (Student Project)

1979-1980 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1979-1980 Taming of the Shrew 1979-1980 Showcase (Student Project)

1980-1981 You Can't Take it With You 1980-1981 Equus (One Act)

1981-1982 The Boyfriend 1981-1982 Poison, Passion, and Petrifaction

1982-1983 Grease 1982-1983 The Subject was Roses

1983-1984 George M. 1983-1984 The Importance of Being Earnest

1984-1985 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1984-1985 The Murder Room

1985-1986 Anything Goes 1985-1986 Ordinary People

1986-1987 Phantom of the Opera 1986-1987 Little Mary Sunshine

1987-1988 Preppies

1988-1989 Little Shop of Horrors 1988-1989 Leader of the Pack

1990-1991 Beowulf, a Rock Musical 1990-1991 Starmites 1990-1991 Something's Afoot

1991-1992 Brigadoon

1992-1993 Me and My Girl

1994-1995 The Crucible 1994-1995 The Fantasticks

1995-1996 Annie 1995-1996 Blues

1996-1997 Oliver 1996-1997 Story Theatre

1997-1998 Grease 1997-1998 Adaptation

1998-1999 Oklahoma 1998-1999 Our Town

1999-2000 Into the Woods 1999-2000 Godspell

2000-2001 The King and I 2000-2001 Noises Off

2001-2002 Red, Hot, and Cole 2001-2002 Teach Me How to Cry

2002-2003 Jekyll & Hyde 2002-2003 The Odd Couple

2003-2004 South Pacific 2003-2004 Waiting For Godot 2003-2004 Degas C'est Moi (Student Directed) 2003-2004 M*A*S*H

2004-2005 Little Shop of Horrors 2004-2005 The Wooden Box 2004-2005 24-Hour Plays 2004-2005 Arsenic and Old Lace

2005-2006 Pippin 2005-2006 24-Hour Plays 2005-2006 The Ugly Duckling 2005-2006 Songs For a New World (Student Directed) 2005-2006 It Runs in the Family

2006-2007 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 2006-2007 24-Hour Plays 2006-2007 This is a Play; Check, Please Part II 2006-2007 Time and Music (Student Directed) 2006-2007 Much Ado About Nothing

2007-2008 The Secret Garden 2007-2008 24-Hour Plays 2007-2008 Hands Across the Sea 2007-2008 Edges (Student Directed) 2007-2008 Dracula

2008-2009 Rewind (Student Directed) 2008-2009 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 2008-2009 The Actor's Nightmare 2008-2009 24-Hour Plays 2008-2009 The Mystery of Edwin Drood

2009-2010 Urinetown 2009-2010 All In The Timing 2009-2010 24-Hour Plays 2009-2010 You Can't Take It With You

2010-2011 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 2010-2011 Trifles 2010-2011 24-Hour Plays 2010-2011 Wait Wait...I Can Explain (Student Directed) 2010-2011 Richard III

2011-2012 24-Hour Plays 2011-2012 Godspell

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