Texas High Schools Among Those Returning to Live Theater By Brian Scott Texas SHARE CEDAR HILL, Texas – The orchestra pit begins to crescendo as a chorus line dances across the yellow brick road on the stage above, and at the center of the line, Cedar Hill High School senior Amara Bourgeois belts out the lyrics to "Soon as I Get Home." The young actress is just days away from making her long-awaited debut as Dorothy in the musical classic T he Wiz, and the final rehearsals are in full swing. “I’m happy-nervous 'cause like, my family’s gonna be there and this is the first time they’ve seen me in this big [of] a role,” said Bourgeois.