CLAPS

CLAPS CLAPS (Covington Louisiana Actors Playhouse System) The 2009 season began offering four productions in six weeks. We began with only students from St.

CLAPS (Covington Louisiana Actor’s Playhouse System) began in 1996 with a season of two productions, and was expanded to three productions beginning in 2007. Based on auditions, high school students have been selected as actors, singers, dancers, musicians, set crew, light technicians, backstage crew, costume and make-up artists, choreographers, and public relation personnel. Tammany, and have exp

anded to include a five parish area. We provide students the opportunity to learn from professional artists with formal education and professional experience ranging from the stage to film and grand opera to television. In addition we provide career opportunities for both college bound and non-college-bound students. Your continued support is needed for the success of the CLAPS program.

Congratulations to the members of our CLAPS Family for making Louisiana Thespian Festival All-State Cast 2026! We’re so ...
01/04/2026

Congratulations to the members of our CLAPS Family for making Louisiana Thespian Festival All-State Cast 2026! We’re so proud of Sofia Anello, Molly Hall, Ella Kornfuhrer, Samantha Richards and Samantha Rispone!

12/05/2025

🎄✨ NOW SHOWING ✨🎄

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance invites you to join us for a heartwarming holiday adventure with:

🎭 ELF the Musical JR. 🎭
Based on the beloved New Line Cinema film, this hilarious and joyful musical follows Buddy the Elf on his journey to find his true identity — and bring holiday spirit to everyone he meets!

📅 Performance Dates:
📌 December 4th, 5th & 6th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before showtime)

📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $10
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $15

Bring the whole family and kick off the holiday season with music, laughter, and a little bit of Christmas magic! ❄️🎅

11/30/2025

🎄✨ Get Ready to Spread Some Christmas Cheer! ✨🎄

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance invites you to join us for a heartwarming holiday adventure with:

🎭 ELF the Musical JR. 🎭
Based on the beloved New Line Cinema film, this hilarious and joyful musical follows Buddy the Elf on his journey to find his true identity — and bring holiday spirit to everyone he meets!

📅 Performance Dates:
📌 December 4th, 5th & 6th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before showtime)

📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $10
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $15

Bring the whole family and kick off the holiday season with music, laughter, and a little bit of Christmas magic! ❄️🎅

10/25/2025

🌸✨LAST SHOW ✨🌸
The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance proudly presents:
🎭 LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL 🎭
Based on the timeless novel by Louisa May Alcott, this powerful musical follows the unforgettable story of four sisters growing up with ambition, love, and heartache during the Civil War era.
📅 Performance Dates:
📌 October 22nd, 23rd & 25th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before the show)
📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School
🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $15
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $20
Come experience this heartfelt and beautifully told musical — full of joy, sorrow, sisterhood, and dreams. A story that has inspired generations, now on stage at CHS!

10/23/2025

🌸✨SHOWING NIGHT ✨🌸

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance proudly presents:

🎭 LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL 🎭
Based on the timeless novel by Louisa May Alcott, this powerful musical follows the unforgettable story of four sisters growing up with ambition, love, and heartache during the Civil War era.

📅 Performance Dates:
📌 October 22nd, 23rd & 25th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before the show)

📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $15
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $20

Come experience this heartfelt and beautifully told musical — full of joy, sorrow, sisterhood, and dreams. A story that has inspired generations, now on stage at CHS!

10/22/2025

🌸✨OPENING NIGHT ✨🌸

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance proudly presents:

🎭 LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL 🎭
Based on the timeless novel by Louisa May Alcott, this powerful musical follows the unforgettable story of four sisters growing up with ambition, love, and heartache during the Civil War era.

📅 Performance Dates:
📌 October 22nd, 23rd & 25th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before the show)

📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $15
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $20

Come experience this heartfelt and beautifully told musical — full of joy, sorrow, sisterhood, and dreams. A story that has inspired generations, now on stage at CHS!

10/19/2025

🌸✨ A Beloved Classic Brought to Life in Song! ✨🌸

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance proudly presents:

🎭 LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL 🎭
Based on the timeless novel by Louisa May Alcott, this powerful musical follows the unforgettable story of four sisters growing up with ambition, love, and heartache during the Civil War era.

📅 Performance Dates:
📌 October 22nd, 23rd & 25th, 2025
🕖 Showtime: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before the show)

📍 Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎫 Tickets:
🎓 Students – $15
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $20

Come experience this heartfelt and beautifully told musical — full of joy, sorrow, sisterhood, and dreams. A story that has inspired generations, now on stage at CHS!

09/21/2025

🌟✨ Join Us for a Magical Adventure! ✨🌟

The Covington High School Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, in association with the Talented Theatre Program, proudly presents:

🎭 PETER AND THE STARCATCHER 🎭
A whimsical, swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan — full of pirates, starstuff, and non-stop imagination!

📅 Show Dates:
📌 September 24th, 25th & 27th, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
🎟 Box Office opens at 6:15 PM (45 minutes before showtime)

📍 Location:
Elmer E. Lyon Performing Arts Center
Covington High School

🎟 Ticket Prices:
🎓 Students – $10
👨‍👩‍👧 Adults – $15

Come support our talented students as they bring this Tony-winning story to life on stage! Adventure awaits — don’t miss the magic! 🌊🚢⭐

09/09/2025

🎭 Covington High Department of Music, Theatre & Dance 🎶
In association with the Talented Arts Program proudly presents:
✨ 2025–2026 On The Boards ✨

🎟️ Upcoming Shows:
🌟 Peter and the Starcatcher
📅 Sept 24, 25 & 27 | 🕖 7PM

🌸 Little Women: The Musical
📅 Oct 22, 23 & 25 | 🕖 7PM

🎄 Elf Jr.
📅 Dec 4, 5 & 6 | 🕖 7PM

🕊️ Aristophanes' The Birds
📅 Feb 26, 27 & 28 | Time TBA

😊 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
📅 Apr 9, 10 & 11 | 🕖 7PM

🎟️ Join us for a season of unforgettable stories, music, and magic on stage!
📍 Covington High Auditorium

06/28/2025

LAST CHANCE TO SEE

CLAPS PRESENTS:
CATS: Young Actors Edition

CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with purr-fect felines, including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella. The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year—the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
TICKETS:
Students: $10
Adults: $15
Tickets will be sold at the box office 45 minutes before each show.

06/27/2025

CLAPS PRESENTS:
CATS: Young Actors Edition

CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with purr-fect felines, including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella. The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year—the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
TICKETS:
Students: $10
Adults: $15
Tickets will be sold at the box office 45 minutes before each show.

06/27/2025

LAST CHANCE TO SEE

CLAPS PRESENTS:
MADAGASCAR.: MUSICAL ADVENTURE JR.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends — Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo — have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape — with the help of some prodigious penguins — to explore the world.
TICKETS:

Students: $10
Adults: $15
Tickets will be sold at the box office 45 minutes before each show.

Address

73030 Lion Drive (Elemer E Lyon Performing Arts Center)
Covington, LA
70433

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 3pm
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm

Telephone

+19858939843

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