Hastings Middle School Theater and Drama Program

05/08/2026

Black Dirt Theater is having auditions for their summer musical, Matilda, on May 18, 19, 20! This is a great opportunity for young actors to be involved in a show this summer! Check out the link to their audition info and learn how you can be involved and audition! Matilda is a fantastic show with a great story and fun music!

Black Dirt Theater Presents Roald Dahl’s Matilda Audition Information & Material Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the ...

04/06/2026

Join us this Thursday & Friday night at 7pm for the HMS spring play, “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood.”

Come see this fun take on the classic story and watch as Robin Hood and his merry band of spoon-wielding merry men take on Prince John & the Sheriff of Nottingham to rescue the fair Lady Marian!

Admission is free, but donations will be taken to support future HMS productions. We hope to see you there!

03/24/2026

“The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” opens in almost two weeks! The castle walls are done and the trees for Sherwood Forest are starting to take shape! Come and see our HMS students on stage on April 9 & 10 at 7pm!

03/18/2026

Happy Spring Break! We’re spending time on stage getting the set ready for our performances in a few weeks!

02/13/2026

Auditions for the HMS spring play will be next week Tuesday & Wednesday, February 17th & 18th, after school in the auditorium!

01/27/2026

We’re excited to present the HMS winter play, “How to Get Away With a Murder Mystery,” this Thursday & Friday night! Come see a different cast of incredible student actors each night as they present this fun story to our community! Admission is free with donations taken to support our upcoming productions. We hope to see you there!

01/06/2026

Due to icy road conditions, specifically the gravel roads and the number of students impacted, there will be NO SCHOOL today, January 6th. This includes preschool, ECFE, and ECSE. Kids' Campus, Community Ed classes, Tilden Senior Center, and facility rentals are canceled. For Hastings High School Athletics and Activities - please see communication from your coach or advisor.

04/05/2025

Our students have been hard at work bringing the final part of the Sally Cotter trilogy to stage for our spring play. Come and see them in action on Thursday & Friday, April 10th & 11th at 7pm!