Hadestown— Spring Musical

Sunday, March 15 | 2:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Saturday, March 14 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Friday, March 13 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Thursday, March 12 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Sunday, March 8 | 2:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Saturday, March 7 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Friday, March 6 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Hadestown— Spring Musical

Thursday, March 5 | 7:00pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

Tickets:
$20 – General Reserved Seats
$15 – Faculty & Staff, Seniors, Students
$10 – CCHS student with ASB

Hadestown tells the intertwined Greek myths of lovers Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, reimagined with folk-jazz music in a gritty, industrial world where poverty and climate crisis mirror ancient struggles, as narrator Hermes guides the tragic, hopeful story of love, greed, and storytelling itself, focusing on the power of art and community to find beauty amidst despair.

Anais Mitchell | Book, Music & Lyrics
Lee Margaret Hanson | Director
Kaneen Moodie & Kacey Oschack | Assistant Directors
Carol Zee | Choreographer
Tony Spano | Orchestra Director
Brian Felker | Vocal Director
Nick Caisse | Set Design Mentor
Laura Loo | Costume Design Mentor
Bosco Flanagan | Lighting Design Mentor
Hope Parish | Props Design Mentor
Will Schuessler | Sound Design Mentor

Cast

Annabelle Andreone
Isaac Cobb
Lina DeRosa
Blake Done
Zoe Fey
Benjamin Flenner
Annie Francuz
Tabby Gentz
Maia Goldman
Charlotte Hamil
Iris Harmon
Josh Herscovitz
Emerson Jurentkuff
Cassie Kay-Smith
Ella Kendall

Panda Express Fundraiser

Friday, February 27, 9am-11:30pm
Culver Center Panda Express
3812 Midway, Culver City, CA 90232

Due to a snafu with the Panda Express manager, we can only order online using code 3856198 in the fundraiser code box. You can do it in advance and pickup or do it at the store.

You don’t need an excuse to get some Orange Chicken, but now you have one!

Panda Express has generously offered to donate 20% of all dining proceeds at the Culver Center location to AVPA.   

2026 Improv Auditions

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | After School
Room 108

Nothing to prepare just be ready to play some fun improv games.

Dine Out Fundraiser at Pitfire Pizza

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | 5-9pm
Pitfire Pizza Mar Vista (12924 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066)

Dine In / Phone Orders:
Show the flyer (paper or phone) at the register. Place your receipt in the designated bucket for your fundraiser.

Order Online:
Before payment, enter AVPAF in the promo box. If you have any issues with your promo code please contact the restaurant and we will assist. Please note that online orders are takeout only, we do not take dine-in orders in advance. 

2025 Improv Shows

Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 5pm & 7pm
Frost Blackbox

$5 at the door

2nd & 3rd AVPA Theatre Performance Holiday Showcase

Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 7:30pm
Wende Museum

Admission is free!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream— 2025 Fall Play

Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 2pm
Kirk Douglas Theater

A Midsummer Night’s Dream— 2025 Fall Play

Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 7pm
Kirk Douglas Theater

A Midsummer Night’s Dream— 2025 Fall Play

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 7pm
Kirk Douglas Theater

A Midsummer Night’s Dream— 2025 Fall Play

Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 7pm
Kirk Douglas Theater

2025 DTASC Festival

More info to come.

DTASC Showcase 2025

Sunday, October 19, 2025 | 12pm & 3pm (2 shows)
The Black Box/ Room 108

IMPORTANT!
Please buy your tickets ahead of time! It can sell out and we don't want to have to turn people away at the door, which sadly we had to do last year.

2025-2026 Performance Audition Information

What to prepare for the Fall Play Audition:
Please choose and memorize a 1-2 minute monologue from A Midsummer Night's Dream to perform. There are dozens in this play to choose from. The left side of the page is the original Shakespearean text, and the right side is a contemporary translation for you.

When:
Tuesday September 2nd, 2025 - We will be holding individual audition slots from 3:45pm - 7:00pm in RM 108.

Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 - There will be a group movement callback scheduled for everyone on the Frost Stage from 2:15pm - 3:15pm.

**Please note all new and returning students must re-audition to be in the company this year. If you are only auditioning to be in the company and not A Midsummer Night's Dream. Please choose and memorize a 1-2 minute monologue of your choice to perform and sign up for a slot on Tuesday September 2nd, 2025.**

2025-2026 Performance Audition Information

What to prepare for the Fall Play Audition:
Please choose and memorize a 1-2 minute monologue from A Midsummer Night's Dream to perform. There are dozens in this play to choose from. The left side of the page is the original Shakespearean text, and the right side is a contemporary translation for you.

When:
Tuesday September 2nd, 2025 - We will be holding individual audition slots from 3:45pm - 7:00pm in RM 108.

Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 - There will be a group movement callback scheduled for everyone on the Frost Stage from 2:15pm - 3:15pm.

**Please note all new and returning students must re-audition to be in the company this year. If you are only auditioning to be in the company and not A Midsummer Night's Dream. Please choose and memorize a 1-2 minute monologue of your choice to perform and sign up for a slot on Tuesday September 2nd, 2025.**

2025-2026 Live Events (Technical Theatre) Interview Information

Incoming and Second Year Students

When:
Wednesday August 29th (2:15pm - 4:30pm)

Where:
The Robert Frost Dressing Room

What to prepare:
Come ready to talk about yourself and what areas of technical theatre you are interested in. No experience necessary, we just want to get to know you.

2025-2026 Live Events (Technical Theatre) Meeting

Returning 3rd and 4th Year Tech Students

We will all meet as a group for a short meeting to touch base with you about the coming year. 

When:
Tuesday August 26th, 2025 (3:45pm - 4:15pm )

Where:
The Robert Frost Blackbox

No need to prepare anything.

AVPA Welcome Back / Info Night

Monday, August 25, 2025, 7pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

All returning and new families are welcome to attend to get a refresher and/or get information about AVPA.

If you are interested in joining AVPA, go to the school page and contact the Creative Director of the program you are interested in.

AVPA Awards & Graduation, Sony Films Screening

Sunday, June 8, 11am-3pm
Robert Frost Auditorium

11:00am - AVPA Awards
Recognition for students in all grades in AVPA.

12:00pm - AVPA Graduation
Recognition of our Class of 2025 Seniors who will receive their graduation certificate and stole.

12:15pm - Pizza lunch

1:00pm - Screening of the Sony Films
6 films approximately 10 minutes each will be screened. More info on the Sony Screening >

All are welcome!

Java Gala 17

Saturday, May 31, 2pm-5pm
CCHS Campus + Robert Frost Auditorium

AVPA Spirit Night Fundraiser

Tuesday, May 20, 5pm-7pm
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
4130 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City

Show the flier or mention ‘CCHS AVPA’ . 20% sales will be donated to AVPA.

Student-Written Plays Staged Reading Series

Saturday, May 10, 1pm
Room 108

3 plays (around 10 minutes each)
Tickets $5

Wednesday, April 9, 12:00pm-9:00pm
LaTea Bubble Tea Lounge
3851 Main Street, Culver City

Show the flier or mention ‘AVPA’ . 20-25% sales will be donated to AVPA.