Theater and Performing Arts

 

 

Theater instruction and the performing arts are woven through our Early Childhood and Lower School programs, aligning with curriculum and student interests. Beginning in Kindergarten, students may elect to participate in a musical theater club.

Middle School students receive theater instruction and begin to explore the foundations of theatrics and the history of performance and oration. Through studying technical theater, students learn the scope of producing a live show. Students learn and cultivate acting, dramaturgy, voice, and movement skills in class and participate in productions throughout the school year.

In Upper School, students can pursue electives in our theater program, such as our theater performance ensemble course. Beyond class and electives, students in 7th through 12th Grade are invited to audition for theater productions throughout the year. Our Upper School students produce and perform a production two to three times a year.

When students participate in theater, they connect and collaborate with others, cultivate empathy and awareness of culture, character, and individuality, and expand their worldview. They do this all while expanding the actor’s tools: voice, body, and movement, imagination and expression, and the interplay of self and character as they relate to the human experience.