About Us!

The Hillside High School Drama Department in Durham, N.C. has a long history of producing world class art since its inception. The Hillside Drama Department has been apart of the Durham community for over 70 years. Dating back to the 1980's, a young Wendell Tabb started his student teaching at Hillside High School. 32 years later, Hillside's Drama Department has expanded to an international program as well as a local, regional, state, and national power house in High School Theatre. Hillside Drama has received over 100 awards/honors/nominations over the years.

Hillside Drama are past winners of multiple awards at the North Carolina Theatre Conference in Greensboro N.C. as well as nominations in DPAC's Triangle Rising Stars in Durham N.C. Mr. Tabb created the Hillside Drama International Exchange Program where we perform for school aged children, and adults in other countries and Hillside Drama shares the American culture with them in exchange with their culture and country.

Hillside Drama has also performed on every continent but one. (Countries performed in: Gambia West Africa, Lima Peru, Brazil, London England, Sydney Australia, Osaka Japan, and most recently Beijing China, and Cuba). Hillside Drama has also performed nationally in New York and California. Hillside Drama has also received much news coverage over the years, and continues to bring new interest in the program. Hillside Drama has produced such shows as West Side Story, DreamGirls, The Wiz, High School Musical, Hairspray, and In the Heights among many other musicals and dramas.

Hillside Drama produces around three to four shows a school year, as well as One Voice Acting Troupe who recently performed in Santa Cruz, California at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Duke University, and also for local community organizations for Black History and recently for Hillary Clinton during her visit to Hillside.

Hillside Drama performs in a 1,200 seat space where we perform for School Children from all around the state for our educational series and weekend shows to the public shows for our general community crowds who both are our biggest supporters (Team Drama Geek).

​If you are interested in our program for your child or someone you know, or would like information about our shows or to request us to perform for your school, organization or perform in Durham, North Carolina, the United States or internationally please feel free to message our Facebook Page.

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