Archive of Previous Productions
The Municipal[s] Davenport, original play by Jenny Wren, adapted by Josh Streeter. Oct 2018. The Ohio State University Dept. of Theatre Laboratory Series.
Look! Where? There! Moon… Gorgeous.
In 2018, I returned to this obscure little play with a funny conceit, that all the dialogue is single words spoken by the two character, which I first adapted and directed for my undergrad thesis. Presented as a part of the OSU Lab Series, this was expanded into something of a fuller ‘deconstruction’ of the play, performed first as intended, the with the characters switched, then backwards, and on and on in various permutations. I still feel there’s a lot to unearth in this project.
A Gown for his Mistress by Georges Feydeau, translated by Barnett Shaw, directed by Josh Streeter. April 2017. AHS Theater.
Monsieur Moulineaux!
This was the last play I directed at Alamosa HS, a bedroom farce that mimicked the hectic pace of finishing my final semester at the high school before starting my graduate studies in the fall. I was so incredibly proud of my students as they honed their comedic timing in this tricky play - which caused only a small scandal in our community.
The Sound of Music music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Directed by Josh Streeter & Kim Waller. Nov 2016. AHS Theater.
Climb Ev’ry Mountain
With our tradition of a fall musical, Kim and I really wanted to do something special and challenging. The Sound of Music did not disappoint, and was a big hit for our audiences. This was my mother’s favorite musical, and it was also a special tribute to her: how she and her parents and siblings were compared to “The Trapp Family Singers,” the way she could effortlessly harmonize any tune, and how she blessed our hearts with the sound of music.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, edited by March Schuster, directed by Josh Streeter. April 2016. AHS Theater.
Blood will have Blood
To coincide with the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, and to conclude our “Year of Shakespeare,” the students and I put on the dreaded ‘Scottish Play.’ Using a masterfully edited version by Mark Schuster of the Wichita Shakespeare Co., this was the first Shakespeare we performed at the high school in some time. And, sure enough, we even had our own version of the “curse”: opening night saw our dressing room ‘flood’ from leaking pipes on the floor above.
Kiss Me, Kate music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Sam and Bella Spewack, directed by Josh Streeter & Kim Waller. Nov 2015. AHS Theater.
Brush up your Shakespeare
Kicking off our “Year of Shakespeare” (which started Fall 2015) was Kim’s and my production of the Cole Porter classic Kiss Me, Kate—based on both The Taming of the Shrew and the allegedly real exploits of theatrical couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. One of the best experiences I ever had directing, and I still have people come up to me singing “Brush up your Shakespeare”!
Cthulhu by Candlelight adapted from works by H.P. Lovecraft. Written and directed by Josh Streeter & Mark Buffalo Jones. May 2015. AHS Theater.
Dead Cthulhu Waits Dreaming
Spring 2015 was a memorable semester, not least of which because I had one of my undergrad theater colleagues Mark Buffalo Jones as a student teacher. On top of handling English and Theater teaching duties, and assisting with the Speech and Debate team, Mark lent his theatrical prowess to the AHS stage as we adapted “unadaptable” Lovecraft short stories for the stage: ‘The Music of Erich Zann,’ ‘The Colour out of Space,’ and ‘From Beyond’ with interstitial monologues from none other than “The Crawling Chaos” Nyarlathotep.
Grease book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, directed by Josh Streeter & Kim Waller. Nov 2014. AHS Theater.
Summer Lovin’, Happened so Fast
This was the first musical I directed at AHS Theater, and I was incredibly grateful to have a steadfast co-director in Kim. Our students were fired up and put in a whole lot of work. Our promotion was outstanding, too; opening night we had a hold before curtain so I could set up more bleachers for the overwhelming attendance we had.
The Election a comedy by Don Zolidis, directed by Josh Streeter. May 2014. AHS Theater.
“Mark was for killing puppies, now he’s against it…”
The first show I directed at AHS was this delightfully subversive comedy by Don Zolidis. Deceptively smart and thoroughly hilarious, this show was my first real time cutting my directorial teeth and working with a variety of students on stage and off. To think of where I, my students, and even just the physical auditorium all started to where we developed over those fast four years teaching and running the AHS Theater program… let me tell ya, I’m pretty darn proud.