The California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) ranked Citrus Hill High School’s theatre production of Argonautika one of the top three in the Inland Empire. In 2013 Citrus Hill received this honor for their production of The Iliad, the Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less, marking this as the second time receiving this prestigious recognition.
“I particularly value this recognition from CETA because it is based on sharing complete productions with the judges, families, and friends. Other competitions involve taking bits of plays to the competition. Here the judges come to us and evaluate us on our own terms” said Joshua Brady, Head of the Citrus Hill High School Theatre Department.
Written by Mary Zimmerman, this play combines modern elements with classical texts to tell the story of Jason and the Argonauts, the original Avengers of Greek mythology, as they journeyed from Greek to Colchis to reclaim the Golden Fleece.
The Citrus Hill Theatre students created most of the costumes, all of the masks and set pieces in the school’s Career Technical Education (CTE) based theatre program, which is led by Deanna Long. The theatre department also collaborated with the visual arts department, and students created complementary artwork that was displayed at the show’s entrance.
Through this production, The Citrus Hill High School Theatre Department raised hundreds of dollars for Thanksgiving meals for needy area families, and Christmas presents for the foster youth of our community.
Citrus Hill High School is proud of their successful theatre program for winning recognition based on the quality and creativity of their performances from educational programs like CETA, the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC), as well as the Lieutenant Governor’s office.
A selection from Argonautika will be presented at the CETA festival on Sunday, January 14, 2018, in Rancho Cucamonga.