Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – High School Edition

Ages: High School Freshman – Senior
Length: 2+ hour Show
Auditions & Rehearsal Dates: March 18th – June 29th, 2025

Show Dates:
Thursday, June 26 @ 7 PM
Friday, June 20, 27 @ 8 PM
Saturday, June 21, 28 @ 2 PM & 7 PM
Sunday, June 22, 29 @ 2 P

Enrollment Fee: $600 – Standard | $450 – RaueNow Family
Enrollment Deadline:March 12, 2025

Based upon an original new story by
J.K Rowling, Jack Thorne, & John Tiffany

Original Story by J.K Rowling
Original Story and Playwright: Jack Thorne
Original Story and Director: John Tiffany
Music by Imogen Heap

Nineteen years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When Harry Potter’s head-strong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all—with the power to change the past and future forever.

Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child High School Edition is a special adaptation of the beloved worldwide hit. 

Adapted for High Schools by Broadway Licensing Global Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com) For information on rights and availability of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (High School Edition) for your community, please visit www.licensecursedchild.com

Tuition: $600 | RaueNOW Family Member: $450*
Includes show t-shirt and 2 complimentary tickets per enrollment.

Scholarships & Financial Aid Available.

Rob Scharlow (Director/ RCSA Director of Education) is an award-winning director and has spent 35+ years working in the performing arts which has taken him across the country working as a director, actor, teacher and more. For the past 17 years, he worked for the internationally acclaimed performing arts training center, Stagedoor Manor in New York… a recipient of Broadway Theatre Museums Award for Excellence in Arts Education. During his time at Stagedoor, his journey began as a director/teacher, eventually transitioning into the role of Director of Education for 11 years and then most recently serving as Associate Artistic Director. Rob also oversaw the Dramafest program which helps to develop new and exciting 10-minute plays by young writers. A program that worked in conjunction with Stephen Sondheim’s Young Playwrights.

Education in the arts has always played such a large part in his career and he couldn’t be more delighted to be helping develop and ignite the education program as he comes back to the Raue Center, where (what seems like a lifetime ago) he spent time working as a marketing intern, appeared in several productions including the role of Sweeney Todd in William Street Rep’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (BroadwayWorld.com Best Actor Nominee), Hands on a Hardbody and Barefoot in the Park. He also directed their production of Search for Signs of Intelligent Life and spent some time with SAGE Studios teaching an advanced acting class.

With 150+ directing credits under his belt, some of his most memorable productions include; Ride the Cyclone: High School Edition where he had the opportunity to direct and help workshop the first production designed specifically for high school-aged performers. Evil Dead: The Musical in which he helped in the creation of the High School Edition working closely with Dramatic Publishing and the creators of the show. Other favorite directing credits include Evita, High Fidelity, BARE, Spring Awakening, Carrie: The Musical, In the Heights, BKLYN the Musical, The Toxic Avenger, Big Fish, Rock of Ages, You Can’t Take It With You, and more. On the flip side of things, some favorite acting credits include; Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Billy Flynn in Chicago, Lockstock in Urinetown, Phantom in Phantom, Jon in Tick, tick…BOOM!, El Gallo in The Fantasticks and others.