Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the Russian capital, St. Petersburg, is on a quest to rediscover her past which she believes lies in Paris. Joined by a dashing conman, Dmitry, and an ex-aristocrat, Vlad Popov, who want to use Anya to bamboozle the only remaining Romanov, Dowager Empress Marie into believing that Anya is the lost Anastasia, she escapes to Paris with a determined Soviet officer, Gleb Vaganov, on their heels. Including classic songs from the motion picture like “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December”, Anastasia explores one determined girl’s journey to find home, love, and family as she discovers who she was and embraces who she is meant to be.

The Highland Park High School Theatre program includes students in grades 9th-12th and is led by the Director of the Theatre program, Brittany Murphy.  Natalie Walker provides the music direction of musical productions and is the director of choral music as well as chair of the HPHS Fine Arts department and the HPISD District Fine Arts Director. Technical direction is guided by the Technical Theatre teacher, Joseph Burnam. HPHS Theatre alumni have gone on to Broadway and Hollywood representing the Scots professionally!