Matilda wins best musical and best direction at DSM!
Waxahachie High School wins BIG with their production of Matilda at the 10th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theater Awards! Waxahachie won BEST MUSICAL and BEST DIRECTION after being nominated for 9 awards (Best Musical, Best Actress - Belle Winn, Best Actor - Anthony Gallo, Best Supporting Actor - Noah Reynolds, Best Orchestra, Best Ensemble, Best Scenic Design, Best Musical Director, Best Direction). Congratulations!
The Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards aim to inspire and honor excellence in high school musical theater, and to recognize the importance of musical theater and arts education within the North Texas community. This regional program culminates at the Music Hall at Fair Park with an awards ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards®, to recognize outstanding musical theater productions and students.
Click here to view a full list of 2021 DSM HSMTA Nominees and Winners:
This year's ceremony was livestreamed on June 11th on their YouTube channel, you can watch the ceremony here:
About Us
DSM Award Winning Department
2021 Matilda
Best Musical
Best Direction
2020 Big Fish
Nominated for 8 DSM Awards
2019 Mary Poppins
Best Costume Design
Best Technical Execution
Outstanding Educator Award – Andy Reynolds
2018 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Nominated for 11 DSM Awards
2017 Curtains
Best Musical Direction
Best Orchestra
Best Featured Actor - Sam Linguist
2016 Spamalot
Best Musical
Best Actress - Kaiden Maines
Best Musical Direction
2014 The Drowsy Chaperone
Best Scenic Design
Best Featured Performer - Chris Cook
Best Actor - Matthew Haught
2013 Kiss Me Kate
Best Direction
Best Musical Direction
UIL One Act Play
Congratulations to the cast, crew, and Directors of Blue Stockings! The company received two individual accolades at the 2021 State UIL One Act Play contest:
* State 6A All-Star Cast: Madeline Condor
* State 6A Honorable Mention All Star Cast: Omari Crocker
We are so very proud of our company on an accomplishment well received!
Community Support
The WHS Drama Department has incredible community support through our Shinning Star Patrons. Shinning Stars help to support education enrichment, production costs, and scholarships for our students.
Waxahachie High School students give back as they donated $1000.00 to the Autism Treatment Center in Dallas from donations collected at the community performance of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime". Students are seen here delivering the check on their way to the Regional UIL OAP competition in Prosper.