BOLT - Boosters of Lightning Theatre

BOLT is a group of parents and others who help support the many activities of the ANHS Theatre Department. Please join us! Meetings are generally the 3rd Tuesday of the month (but sometimes move to accommodate other activities) from September - May at 6:30 pm in the Lightning Room, accessible through the main doors.

2024: Sep. 17, Oct. 8*, Nov. 12*, Dec. 17
2025: Jan. 14, Feb. 4*, Feb. 25*, April 15, May 13*
*These dates are not 3rd Tuesdays but are adjusted due to conflicts

There are so many ways to support your students’ participation in North Theatre through BOLT: helping with the box office, building sets, sewing costumes, prepping rehearsal meals, planning and selling concessions, promoting shows and events, helping with Drama Days for young students, and so much more! Fill out the form below to be added to the BOLT email list for updates on meeting dates and volunteer needs.

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Appleton North High School Theatre

Award-winning, diverse and innovative, the theatre program at Appleton North High School is active year-round. Major annual productions include a fully-staged One Act competition piece in the fall, a large cast musical performed in March, and a straight play performed in May. Many North students also participate in the Summer Shakespeare Theatre that is open to all students from the surrounding area in June and July. The theatre seminar/production class presents a children's show in December, and a social-issue play in May. Improvedy, the area's only student improv comedy troupe, performs four public shows a year. In recent years, other large productions have occasionally been added, such as a showcase musical for the state theatre festival, a second fully-staged musical, or an in-concert version of a musical in conjunction with the orchestra. The Drama Club, one of the largest clubs on campus, plans, builds, and staffs a Haunted House each October to raise money for the program.

North Theatre has been awarded the top honor of Critic’s Choice at the Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival every year since 1999, the only school to accomplish such a feat in the history of the festival.