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Richardson West Junior High

The 2026-2027 Season at WEst

7th Grade One-Act Play

Everything you always wanted to know about middle school (but were too busy being stuffed in a locker to ask)

 By Werner Trieschmann

Narrators Denise and Roman are here to answer your questions about navigating middle school in this fun-filled play that debunks school myths and explains the essentials.

Stay for just your student’s performance, or see them all. 

6:00 1st Period
6:30 3rd Period
7:00 4th Period
7:30 8th Period
8:00 8th Period

Runtime: 30 mins
Oct 29th @ 6:00pm
Richardson West JH Auditorium
Comedy

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8th Grade One-Act Play

One StopLight Town

By Tracey Wells

One Stoplight Town is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. These stories and more are filled with fun characters, lots of humor, plenty of heart, and the theme that change comes for us all, whether we are ready or not.

Runtime: 45 mins
November 11  @ 7:00pm
Richardson West JH Auditorium
Comedy | Drama

8th Grade One-Act Play

The price

By Don Zolidis

On a frigid winter night, a young mother nurses a sick child, hoping it will live through morning. Then a stranger appears at her door, asking for shelter from the cold.

Adapted from a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Runtime: 20 mins
November 12th @ 6:00 p.m.
Richardson West JH Auditorium
Fantasy Adaptation

8th Grade One-Act Play

The Nine Worst Break-ups of All time

By Ian McWethy

Think your breakup was bad? Eve Tonsil, an employee of the nonprofit company “Relationships for a Better Tomorrow” is here to take the audience on a tour of the nine worst breakups of all time. A comedy that proves that no matter how hard someone has stomped on a heart… it could always be worse.

Runtime: 35 mins
November 12
Pink cast @ 7:00 p.m.
Red cast @ 8:00 p.m.
Richardson West JH Auditorium
Comedy

Musical Theatre Showcase

The Drowsy chaperone Jr.

Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison; book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar A man shares with the audience his favorite record – the 1928 musical The Drowsy Chaperone. As he plays the record, the show comes to life in his apartment. Mix in two lovebirds on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and a sleepy chaperone, and you have the ingredients for a show that will have everyone laughing.

Runtime: 60 mins
April 22-24th @ 7:00 p.m.
April 25th @ 2:00 p.m.
Richardson HS Auditorium
Musical Comedy

RWJH Theatre Magnet Director

Hunter Brown

Hunter earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Ouachita Baptist University. Post college, he moved to Hershey, PA to conceive, write and perform in a brand new performance experience for Hershey Park. He then moved to New York City and entered the audition circuit. He was fortunate enough, in two short years, to learn from amazing acting teachers, audition coaches, and vocal instructors. He also performed in readings, new works, and performed in the cabaret circuit during his time there. Upon moving to Dallas in 2020,  he began teaching private voice and acting lessons and audition coaching. He has taught & coached over 50 private voice & acting students over the past 6 years. He began directing in 2021 and has been fortunate enough to direct The Sound of Music, Annie, The Little Mermaid, Into the Woods, Anne of Green Gables, Elf! The Musical, and many more. Email Mr. Brown

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