Encore is the parent group that supports HPHS Theatre! Every parent of an HPHS Theatre student is automatically a member of Encore.
Your annual donations to Encore support special programming for HPHS theater students. Monies are used to fund or subsidize special activities and programs including:
Production rehearsal meals for cast and crew
Student workshops and classes led by guest artists
Original performances
Equipment needs
Company celebrations after STUNTS and the annual musical
Awards and gifts to be presented at the Theatre Banquet
Summer theatrical programs
Theatre-related field trips, including local field trips, an annual trip to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival
Donations can be made through the Infinite Campus Store OR through Omella.
Please email Encore co-chairs to indicate your interest in assisting with one or more of the following committees:
Production Concession Sales. Parent volunteers set up, run and clean up a sale of concessions before each show and during intermission. You are required to be there 30 minutes prior to curtain.
Rehearsal Meals. Production weeks require long rehearsals and we fuel our students for the challenge. Members of this committee will order food from a local eatery, pick up or arrange delivery, set up and serve the meal, and assist with clean up. Meals are often served on Monday and Tuesday of production weeks, right after school. Obligations on such days last approximately an hour.
Company celebrations. Following the last performances of STUNTS and the musical, all production members gather in the cafeteria to celebrate. Parent volunteers arrange for food and drink for the students, set up the meal and clean up afterwards.
Theatre Banquet. Our end of the year celebration is a special time for all involved. In particular, it is time to honor the senior class. The committee helps with table decorations, set up, selected gifts and other related duties.
Please contact the Encore Co-Chairs Lilah Shapiro (lilahs1972@gmail.com) or Rebecca Nathanson (rnathanson1@hotmail.com) to donate money, volunteer for a parent committee, or with questions.