Mission Statement

Jordan Theatre Company is committed to providing students with the skills, resources, and opportunities to grow as student artists, empowering them to think creatively, act responsibly, and pursue their goals with discipline and ambition.

What is Jordan Theatre Company?

Jordan Theatre Company is a student-driven theatre club. It is the extra-curricular extension to Theatre Arts studies at Jordan High School and it is for students who would like to take their gifts and talents beyond the classroom. Jordan Theatre Company is optional but membership is open only to students enrolled in Theatre Arts Courses at Jordan High School. 

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Jordan High School Theatre Courses

All Jordan High School Theatre Courses are aligned with the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) as set forth for each course by the State of Texas.  TEKS

There are three streams of study in the Theatre Department: Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, and Theatre Production. All courses are hands-on, project-based courses that encourage both teamwork and personal responsibility. Each level is designed to build on previous levels, the first level in each course being an overview of essential skills. Theatre courses incorporate a wide range of theatre elements which may include*, but are not limited to: ​

• Theatre appreciation
• Theatre History
• Dramatic structure
• Script analysis • Movement
• Stage elements
• Improvisation
• Vocal Technique
• Research
• Play writing​
• Stage management

• Stage properties
• Make-up application
• Light Design
• Scene design
• Carpentry
• Costume design
• Sewing
• Sound design
•  Publicity/Public Relations 

* Technical theatre classes do not incorporate the performance-based subject areas.  

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Director Bio

Mr. Andrew Midkiff started teaching in Katy ISD at WoodCreek Junior High in 2010.  In 2013, he took over as the theatre director at Morton Ranch Junior High.  While working with both of these programs, Mr. Midkiff has always sought to put the students at the center of everything.  His goal with each lesson and production was to teach students to work collaboratively, building connections with each other and their communities.  Prior to his career in education, Mr. Midkiff worked for numerous theatre companies across the country.  Whether performing with various opera companies, building sets and props for the HERE Arts Center in New York City, rigging lights and sound for Metallica, or performing and stage managing for Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, he found joy in all aspects of the theatrical experience.  In 2009, Mr. Midkiff graduated from Texas Tech University with his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre.  Shortly thereafter, he moved to Houston where he began performing with the Houston Grand Opera chorus,  Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center (both on stage and backstage), and Books Alive, a philanthropic children’s theatre company.  Mr. Midkiff earned his Master of Education in 2017 from the University of Texas at Arlington.  He resides in Katy with his wife, Morgan, and his two children, Eli and Clara Jo.  

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