Western Panther Theatre is under the new direction of Mike Putt.  He is the business teacher for Western High School and handling the drama clubs for both the middle school and high school.  Mike had a chance to direct Newsies with former Western director Jeremy Leazenby-Bruce and recently handled the theatre department at Peru Jr/Sr High School.  He can also be seen performing in community theatre productions around the state.  With close to 30 years experience in theatre, Mike hopes to make this program one of the top theatres in the state of Indiana.