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Griswold Drama

A Proud Tradition of Theater at Griswold High School Since 1936

For nearly a century, Griswold Drama has been a cornerstone of artistic expression, student leadership, and community pride at Griswold High School. From intimate fall plays to full-scale spring musicals, our program brings together students, families, alumni, and community members to create unforgettable experiences—on stage and behind the scenes.

Griswold Drama isn’t just about putting on shows. It’s about teamwork, creativity, confidence, and belonging. And yes—Wolverine Pride runs deep!

 

Learn more at GriswoldDrama.org.

Past Plays & Musicals

A Legacy of Theater at Griswold High School

The Griswold High School Drama program has been part of school life since Griswold High School was incorporated in 1936. Early yearbooks document theatrical traditions such as senior plays as far back as the 1940s, and over the decades, Griswold Drama has grown into a program known for both its longevity and its heart.

Today, the program proudly continues that legacy with an annual fall play and spring musical—traditions that have been in place for more than 26 years and continue to evolve with each new generation of students.

Our Productions

The origins of Griswold Drama date back to the very beginning of Griswold High School itself. In the 1936 Griswold High School yearbook, The Green Sentinel, the school documented its first dramatics club production, along with a “senior play” presented in June of that same year. Both productions were directed by Mr. Gerald Cushing.

​According to the yearbook, the dramatics club had a large and enthusiastic membership, and the productions were considered very successful. Students and staff served as cast members, stage managers, and ticket managers, while music was "furnished" by the high school orchestra, kickstarting the community spirit that has long defined the program.

The completion of the original high school building at 211 Slater Avenue (now Griswold Middle School) gave the drama program a permanent home in a new auditorium. Plays and musicals continued to take shape on that stage for decades, until the current Griswold High School was constructed in 1992.

The list below reflects the Griswold High School drama productions that have been documented over the years—a growing record of a tradition that began in 1936 and continues today.

2025-2026

  • A Bench in Dragonfly Park
  • Shrek the Musical

2024-2025

  • This Murder Was Staged
  • Godspell

2023-2024

  • "A Knight in My Locker" by Christopher Burruto
  • Legally Blonde: the Musical

2022-2023

  • "Play On!" by Rick Abbot
  • The Wedding Singer

2021-2022

  • "The Test" by Cliff McClelland
  • Grease

2020-2021

  • Saturday Night Soliloquies: An Evening with Shakespeare (virtual performance)
  • canceled due to COVID-19

2019-2020

  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (canceled due to COVID-19)

2018-2019

  • Heaven Can Wait
  • Cinderella

2017-2018

  • The Miracle Worker
  • Little Shop of Horrors

2016-2017

  • Twelfth Night
  • The Little Mermaid

2015-2016

  • Chasing Charming
  • Jesus Christ Superstar

2014-2015

  • "Long Island Sound" by Noel Coward
  • Footloose

2013-2014

  • Mrs. McThing
  • Tarzan

2012-2013

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 9 to 5

2011-2012

  • Anything Goes

2010-2011

  • The Crucible
  • Guys and Dolls

2009-2010

  • The Front page
  • The Sound of Music

2008-2009

  • Cyrano De Bergerac
  • Wizard of Oz

2007-2008

  • Macbeth
  • Beauty and the Beast

2006-2007

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner
  • Grease

2005-2006

  • Our Town
  • Les Miserables

2004-2005

  • Romeo & Juliet
  • Pippin

2003-2004

  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • Fiddler on the Roof

2002-2003

  • You Can't Take it With You
  • The Music Man

2001-2002

  • Pirates of Penzance

2000-2001

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

1999-2000

  • Little Shop of Horrors

1998-1999

  • Annie

1997-1998

  • Bye Bye Birdie

1996-1997

  • Godspell

1995-1996

  • Oklahoma!

1994-1995

  • Oliver!

And many previous productions by the Griswold Dramatics Club, Play Production Classes, and Senior Plays since 1936! Learn more about Griswold Drama's history at https://www.griswolddrama.org/history