DIRECTOR
Michael Butcher – Mr. Butcher is a Kickapoo Theatre Alum and a 1986 graduate. He began teaching at Kickapoo in 1999. After high school he attended Missouri State University and graduated with a degree in Speech and Theatre Education with a minor in Religious Studies. He later attained his MSE with an emphasis in Humanities from Drury University. He has taught a variety of subjects at three other high schools, Ozarks Technical Community College, and is in his 19th year at Drury's Pre-College Program for the Gifted. He has coached cross country, football, track, and speech/debate. He loves teaching and would choose the same path if he had it to do all over again. (mbutcher@spsmail.org)
Michael Butcher – Mr. Butcher is a Kickapoo Theatre Alum and a 1986 graduate. He began teaching at Kickapoo in 1999. After high school he attended Missouri State University and graduated with a degree in Speech and Theatre Education with a minor in Religious Studies. He later attained his MSE with an emphasis in Humanities from Drury University. He has taught a variety of subjects at three other high schools, Ozarks Technical Community College, and is in his 19th year at Drury's Pre-College Program for the Gifted. He has coached cross country, football, track, and speech/debate. He loves teaching and would choose the same path if he had it to do all over again. (mbutcher@spsmail.org)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
John Mello -Mr. Mello is an alumni of Missouri State University, earning a degree in Theatre Education. While there he worked on various university productions and was the head-writer of the sketch comedy group The Jabberwocky Guild. He has also been in various improv groups such as MSU’s Improv Impaired, UMR’s Perfect Ten Improv, The Skinny Improv, and The Improvadors. This is his 3rd year with Kickapoo. (jemello@spsmail.org)
CONTACT INFORMATION Kickapoo High School
3710 S. Jefferson
Springfield, MO 65810
mbutcher@spsmail.org
417-523-8641
Fax: 417-523-8595
3710 S. Jefferson
Springfield, MO 65810
mbutcher@spsmail.org
417-523-8641
Fax: 417-523-8595
