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The Wolfpack Players' Drama Club

Re-established when Alice Y. Lyons took over the helm of advisor/director during the 2003-2004 school year, this club has blossomed into one of the best high school drama clubs in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Through extreme dedication and talent, The Wolfpack Players put on three productions a year; two main stage musicals and a main stage play.

Starting with the 2019-2020 school year all schools, Coughlin, GAR and Meyers have combined to form The Wolfpack Players!

Archived News

The Wolfpack Players Present: The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical

The Wolfpack Players proudly present the NEPA Premiere production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. March 2, 3, 4, 5, 2023! Click on "more" for more information!!!

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2021-2022 Drama Club Members

2022-2023 - Drama Club Officers

President: Hannah Fox

Vice President: Allison Lussi

Secretary: Sarah Pugliese

Treasurer: Tamia Oliver

Senior Reps: Job Almonte & Kayla Rhodes

Junior Rep: Mickey Durkin

Sophomore Rep: Abby Olander

Freshman Rep: Keely Zabresky

Excellence in Theatre Arts Award

In 2005, Advisor, Alice Y. Lyons, incorporated a yearly award given to a Senior Drama Club Member. The criteria are as follows:

Excellence in Theatre Arts Award
This award is given annually to the drama student who has excelled the most throughout their years in acting and dedication to the drama club.

The student earning this award must: Maintain a minimum 80% GPA, dedicate a minimum two years to the drama club, participate fully in all fundraisers, dedicate themselves beyond the normal requirements of an individual drama participant through volunteerism, and willingness to go the extra mile to help, and most importantly, improve their acting skills each year.

Past Recipients:

2022: Kaiden Harris & Nate Scullion

2021: Eowynn Bogdon

2020: Hailey Rivera & Bryna Soriano

2019: Nathan Searfoss

2018: Madison Fick

2017: Megan Domiano & Adam Myers

2016: Zachary Banaszek & Michael Koury

2015: Adam Ercolani & Thomas Kozerski

2014: Kayleigh Wardle
2013: Cassy Vukovich
2012: Adam Zawatsky
2011: Juan Huertero
2010: Melissa Kozerski
2009: Andrew St. Clair
2008: Frank Armont
2007: Jennifer Kozerski
2006: Ashlee Danko

2005: Brandon Frashefski & Stephen Jenkins

Past Productions

2022-2023: Snoopy-The Musical (Nov '22), The Lightning Thief - Musical (Mar '23), Clue: On Stage (Apr '23)

2021-2022: Little Shop of Horrors, Oklahoma, Little Women

2020-2021: Home for the Holidays, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown & All Shook Up

2019-2020: The Addams Family & Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

2018-2019: Alice in Wonderland, Once Upon a Mattress & Annie Warbucks

2017-2018: Play On & Ghost - The Musical

2016-2017: In the Heights & Nightfall w/ Edgar Allan Poe

2015-2016: The Little Mermaid & The Great Gatsby

2014-2015: The Pajama Game & Break a Leg!

2013-2014: Young Frankenstein & Prelude to a Kiss

2012-2013: Urinetown & The Outsiders

2011-2012: Legally Blonde & Drop Dead Juliet/Romeo and Juliet

2010-2011: All Shook Up & The Curious Savage

2009-2010: Into the Woods & Fairy Take One Acts

2008-2009: Bye Bye Birdie & Thriller One Acts

2007-2008: Fiddler on the Roof & Holiday One Acts

2006-2007: Once Upon a Mattress

2005-2006:Grease!

2004-2005: Is There Life After High School?

2003-2004: Les Miserables (Play Version)

Past Productions - Photo Gallery

Archived News

The Wolfpack Players Present: Little Shop of Horrors

The Wolfpack Players are proud to present: Little Shop of Horrors! November 18-21, 2021!

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All Shook Up! Presented by The Wolfpack Players

The Wolfpack Players are proud to present:

All Shook Up!

Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley®

It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

Show Dates:
Thursday, May 6th at 7pm
Friday, May 7th at 7pm
Saturday, May 8th at 7pm
Sunday, May 9th at 2pm

All tickets $10.

Venue - GAR High School Auditorium - 250 South Grant Street, WB.

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The Wolfpack Players present: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

The Wolfpack Players are proud to present:

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown - A Broadway Musical.

In this feel good musical for all ages, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship.

Based on The Comic Strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Original Direction for this version of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown by Michael Mayer
Originally Produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson

Show Dates:
Thursday, February 25 at 7pm
Friday, February 26 at 7pm
Saturday, February 27 at 7pm
Sunday, February 28 at 2pm

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Rodgers' and Hammerstein's Cinderella Presented by The Wolfpack Players

The Wolfpack Players proudly present: Rodgers and Hammerstein's

Cinderella!!!!

Show dates:

Thursday, February 27th at 7pm

Friday, February 28th at 7pm

Saturday, February 29th at 7pm

Sunday, March 1st at 2pm

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The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy presented by The Wolfpack Players!

SHOW DATES:

November 14, 15, 16, 17...

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Annie Warbucks presented by The Coughlin/GAR/CAPAA Players!

All ages show!!! May 16, 17, 18, 19!

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The Coughlin/GAR/CAPAA Players Present: Once Upon a Mattress!!

February 28, March 1, March 2, March 3!!!

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The Coughlin/GAR/CAPAA Players Present: Alice in Wonderland

The Coughlin/GAR/CAPAA Players present Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland for four performances - November 2-4, 2018.

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Ghost the Musical presented by the Coughlin/GAR Players

N.E.P.A. Premiere Production! March 1, 2, 3, 4!

This is not a show you want to miss!

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The Coughlin/GAR Players present: Play On!

The Coughlin/GAR Players will present Rick Abbott's Play On!
Thursday, November 16 - Friday, November 17 - Saturday, November 18
All shows begin promptly at 7pm in the GAR High School Auditorium 250 South Grant Street, W-B.
Tickets $7 all ages! (Cash Only)
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The Coughlin/G.A.R. Players Present:

Lin-Manuel Miranda's

In the Heights

March 2, 3, 4, 5

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The Coughlin/G.A.R. Players present: Disney's The Little Mermaid

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Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe - Nov 17, 18, 20

The Coughin/G.A.R. Players are proud to present the thriller, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe.

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Coughlin/G.A.R. Players on PAlive to Promote Disney's The Little Mermaid

The Coughlin/G.A.R. Players visited the set of PAlive Tuesday, February 23, 2016 to promote their March 3-6 production of Disney's The Little Mermaid.
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Archived News

The Coughlin Players Present: The Great Gatsby

November 19th Thru November 22nd!! Click above for more details!

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Times Leader Reports on Coughlin Theater

When Coughlin High School senior Tom Kozerski, 18, claimed he could name school plays from the past 12 years, starting with a show he attended as a little kid watching his older sister perform, a bystander asked him to prove it.
To read the full article "A Look Back at Coughlin High School’s Theater History," click here.
Cast members will change their lines without warning.

Props people will supply a breakaway chair when a real chair is needed.

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The Coughlin Players Present: Break a Leg!

The Coughlin Players will present John O'Brien's hysterical play Break a Leg on Friday, May 29th at 7pm and Saturday, May 30th at 2pm and 7pm. Click 'read more' for detailed information.

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The Wolfpack Players' Event Schedule

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Apr
28

Clue: On Stage!

Fri Apr 28 2023
to Sun Apr 30 2023

Apr
28

Clue: On Stage!

Fri Apr 28 2023
to Sun Apr 30 2023

Apr
28

Clue: On Stage!

Fri Apr 28 2023
to Sun Apr 30 2023

Apr
28

Clue: On Stage!

Fri Apr 28 2023
to Sun Apr 30 2023

2022-2023 Production Schedule

Snoopy: The Musical

November 17, 18, 19, 20 - 2022

The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical

March 2, 3, 4, 5 - 2023

Clue: On Stage!

April 28, 29, 30 - 2023

For more information:

Please Contact advisor, Alice Y. Lyons, for more information: alyons@wbasd.k12.pa.us

Production Photo Credit

Photo Credit goes to Lauren Popple of Popple Photography for the following show photography: Little Shop of Horrors, Oklahoma, Little Women, All Shook Up, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Addams Family, Annie Warbucks, Alice in Wonderland, Once Upon a Mattress (2019),The Great Gatsby, In the Heights, Ghost-The Musical, The Pajama Game, Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe, The Little Mermaid, Young Frankenstein,