AHS THEATRE HISTORY
Theatre has a long and rich role in the history of Austin High School. Archive records show that performances were given as far back as 1908. That year, they produced two shows, As You Like It and Bachelor Hall. Since that time, almost 400 shows have been produced here. Our records show that The Senior High Dramatic Club was formed in 1913 and lasted, we believe, until 1921. At that time, The Junior Curtain Club was formed.
The Red Mask Dramatics Club was formed in 1926 and co-existed with the JCC. The JCC and the RMDC joined to become the Austin High School Little Theatre. Austin High did not have an official mascot so in the fall of 1929, under the direction of James R. Burton, the theatre department named themselves The Red Dragon Players. This year, the Red Dragon Players are celebrating their 82nd anniversary. The season usually includes four full-length productions (each show is performed five to eight times), plus a short play that is entered in UIL One-Act Play Contest. Theatre Art students can take the following classes: Theatre Arts I-IV, Technical Theatre I-II, and Theatre Production I-IV and Musical Theatre I-IV.
AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY
The Senior High Dramatic Club was formed in 1913 and lasted, we believe, until 1921.
The Junior Curtain Club was formed in 1926.
The Red Mask Dramatics Club was formed in 1926 and co-existed with the JCC.
The JCC and the RMDC joined in the fall of 1926 to become the Austin High School Little Theatre.
The Red Dragon Players began in the fall of 1929, under the direction of James R. Burton.
The last show on the Rio Grande campus was The Dark at the Top of the Stairs in the spring of 1975, and the first show on the current campus was A Clearing in the Woods in the fall of 1975.
A FLEA IN HER EAR, 1996Brian Bibeau & Joe Parsons
