The Theatre Arts program at High Tech HS has had one of the intense years yet. The students continue to undergo a rigorous program based on the professional model, and focus on classics, world theatre, modern plays, musicals, and improvisations. Our productions and classes offer students the opportunity to develop individual interest while gaining invaluable...
On June 1st, the Theatre Arts Drama program welcomed Emmy Winner and well known film and television actor Michael Imperioli. Michael performed on the Sopranos as Christopher Moltisanti, as well as in numerous well known films and TV series such as Goodfellas, Jungle Fever, White Lotus, Summer of Sam, This Fool and many others. Michael volunteered his time and...
Congratulations to the High Tech Dance Choreography majors on an outstanding run of SOLSTICE! Our audiences raved ‘incredible’ ‘so meaningful’ ‘masterfully crafted’. Thank you to our seniors for your artistic direction, to the student and guest choreographers, the tech crew, and all of the dancers for your hard work and willingness to approach dance as...
The High Tech High School Performing Arts Academy is proud to share the accomplishments of our Dance Choreography Division majors, under the direction of Ms. Heather Warfel, at this year’s Hudson County Teen Arts Festival on Friday, April 24th. The Hudson County Teen Arts Festival highlights student-created work across disciplines and provides a space for...
This Spring, the Theatre Arts Drama Program has completed a six week residency with Jersey City Theatre Center. The students took various workshops in Playwrighting, Dance/ Movement, Voice, Acting, Spoken Word with JCTC Resident Playwright Artists Amanda Lacson, Choreographer and Dancer Mai Rojas (Los Escultores del Aire), Singer and Composer Giselle Bellas, and Jersey City...
The High Tech High School Performing Arts Academy is proud to announce that students in the Musical Theatre Program have received multiple honors and nominations through the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for their production of Catch Me if You Can. The Rising Star Awards, presented annually by Paper Mill Playhouse, celebrate excellence in high...
Sophomore Drama student Alicia Velez has been selected into Manhattan Theatre Club’s “Young Playwrights Lab: Stem to Stage” program. This program is a 10-week writing workshop led by an MTC teaching artist and a science educator, culminating in a staged reading of a 10 to 15-minute play. This opportunity is perfect for the high school...
High Tech High School is proud to announce that Anabella Sornoza, a senior in the Dance Performance Division, has been selected to receive the Student Award for Exceptional Artistry & Community Leadership in Dance as part of the 2026 New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education (NJGAAE). Presented through Dance New Jersey, the NJGAAE recognizes...
This winter, the Theater Arts Drama classes performed The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch trials events of 1692 Massachusetts. In these times, the world of a young girl was grim and uneventful. The likes of Abigail, Mercy, Susanna and the others find their fun dancing in the woods, learning ecstatic songs and exotic...
High Tech High School’s Theatre Arts Department proudly competed in the STANJ Competition on January 10, 2026, earning multiple honors among top student performers from across New Jersey. STANJ (Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey) is a statewide organization that celebrates excellence in speech, theatre, and musical theatre through competitive performance events. This year’s...