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February 2007
Theater takes center stage
at Pius, Dominican
Elaborate sets, costuming, budgets
set these high school musicals apart
Cheri Perkins Mantz
Parenting Staff
Students from Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay, rehearse “High School Musical” Jan. 19. The popular Disney musical will open in March, and boasts a $25,000 budget. (Catholic Herald photo by Juan Carlos Medina)
For some area Catholic high schools, gone are the days of nervous teens belting out show tunes from “Hello, Dolly” and “South Pacific.” They’ve been replaced by surprisingly professional, entertaining productions of “Cats” and “High School Musical.” However, the cost of these expensively lit and costumed productions can reach up to $50,000. For critics who say that Catholic schools do not put much funding into the arts, these schools are proving them wrong.

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