DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Hillside High School's drama department has gained attention for tackling youth violence and gun crime. Now, its production has caught the eye of state education leaders.

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Hillside High School is recognizing the longtime leader of its drama program by renaming the school's theatre stage in his honor. The theatre will be known as the John H.

Last fall’s gala for the premiere of the musical The Color Purple was a landmark night for Hillside High School’s lauded theater program. Danny Glover and Margaret Avery, stars of the iconic ...

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Hillside High School in Durham was originally a school for black students before desegregation. Decades later, many of its noted alumni sharpened their skills in the school's drama department.