Wylie theater teachers Hanna Hayes, Cameron McClellan and Maddie Lowry wasted no time before going from the classroom to the stage. In May, they joined the cast of Paramount Theater’s production of the beloved musical Hello Dolly. Returning to the stage to perform for the Abilene community and surrounding area renewed their passion for the […]
Former Theatre Star Back At Wylie As Director
Maddy Lowry took the stage many times during her four years as a theatre student at Wylie High School. In November, she was back at her alma mater, directing her first musical as an employee for Wylie High. “Abilene has such a rich fine arts community, so to be able to be a part of […]
One-Act Play Gets Some Redemption
The Miraculous Journey of One-Act Play Wylie’s one-act play got a second chance at performing “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,” and the students made the most of it. They took this year’s version all the way to state after performing the same play last year only to be shut down by COVID. “Last year […]
One-Act Play Challenges Actors
The Wylie Theatre Department’s One-Act Play is about as different from its Fall Musical as two stories can get. And the change is allowing the young actors to really show off their talents. In the fall, the students were dancing and singing to the light-hearted Mary Poppins, but this spring, they are fighting, drinking and […]
Junior High One-Act Play Performed At WPAC
Wylie Junior High students presented the one-act play Any Body For Tea? by C.B. Gilford on Thursday, Feb. 14 in the Wylie Performing Arts Center. The play was the humorous story of a group of spinster ladies who go to extreme lengths to get the attention of a young homicide detective. Ryan Blake, an 8th-grader, […]