Coal City Theater Department

Who murdered Charles Haversham?

Published by admin on Tue, 10/14/2025 - 2:55pm

On the night of his engagement party Charles Haversham is found unresponsive in his private quarters—he’s not breathing and there’s no heartbeat—he was perfectly alive just hours earlier.
According to his maid Perkins, “never was there a man with more zest for life than Charles Haversham.” It was obviously murder, the one question that remains, who killed Charles Haversham…dun, dun, dun.

Magic of Mary Poppins coming to Coal City

Published by admin on Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:17pm

The Practically Perfect nanny will fly into the Coal City Performing Arts Center this weekend as the Coal City Theatre Department brings the magic of Mary Poppins to the stage.
Based on the stories of P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins, is one of the most popular Disney titles of all time and the stage version is capturing hearts in a whole new way and the production being staged by the student cast at Coal City High School is sure to be one that audiences will be talking about for quite some time.

A bit of Broadway

Published by admin on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 2:13pm

The Coal City Theatre Department held its annual Broadway Bound concert on Saturday, Oct. 28. The cabaret performance served as a fundraiser ahead of the students upcoming educational trip to New York City in spring 2024.

Senior Elaina Patten served as the emcee for the evening and provided the audience with a performance of Little Girls from Annie. She also collaborated on a number from Hadestown  with sophomore Mason Hamilton who sang Hey Little Song Bird.