Amadeus Creative

Artistic Director - RIOT Theatre

Anton Bucher

Anton Bucher is in his 21st year of teaching - 16th in the Frisco ISD. His theme for RIOT Theatre is. "Theatre is Life!", and strives to teach that in all his classes and productions. He enjoys teaching Greek plays and LOVES anything Shakespeare - the master of putting life into words. He is a published playwright (The Bible in 30 Minutes ... Or Less!) and has written numerous one-act plays and two jukebox musicals. He is honored to teach at LSHS and privileged to work with his partner, John Charron. His wife, Christie, and children, Quint and Keira, are his bedrock, and thanks God for them every day.

Technical Director - RIOT Theatre

John Charron

This is Mr. Charron's second year at Lone Star High School and his ninth in Frisco ISD. He has previously worked on shows at the Middle School and the High School levels and professionally as well. Past directing and technical directing credits include Alice in Wonderland, The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Little Shop of Horrors. He would like to thank his loving wife Kristen, his parents, Mr. Bucher, the administration of Lone Star, and of course the entire company of Amadeus.

Original Creative Team

Peter Shaffer

Author

Sir Peter Shaffer, in full Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926, London, Eng.), British playwright of considerable range who moved easily from farce to the portrayal of human anguish.Educated at St. Paul’s and Trinity College, Cambridge, Shaffer first worked for a music publisher and then as a book reviewer. His first play, Five-Finger Exercise (1960), is a tautly constructed domestic drama that almost overnight established his reputation as a playwright. It was followed by The Private Ear, The Public Eye (both 1962), and The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), a portrayal of the conflict between the Spanish and the Inca—“hope and hopelessness, faithlessness and faith.” In 1965 Shaffer’s adroit farce Black Comedy was performed. Equus (1973; filmed 1977), dealing with a mentally disturbed stableboy’s obsession with horses, and Amadeus (1979; filmed 1984), about the rivalry between Mozart and his fellow composer Antonio Salieri, were successes with both critics and the public. Later plays include the biblical epic Yonadab (1985), Lettice and Lovage (1987), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992). Shaffer was knighted in 2001 and sadly passed away in 2016.