Drama and
Technical Theater
Drama and Technical Theater
Drama and production technology are part of every Middle School student’s Performing Arts program. In eighth grade, drama class builds on the Performing Arts classes from grades 6–7 and includes a range of exploration—from public speaking and writing monologues and scenes to acting and collaborating on a full-grade culminating performance. A Middle School Drama Club production is offered in the fee-based Extended Day program.
Upper School Theater is an inclusive program fed by the unique contributions of each ensemble member. Our Upper School theater season offers diverse opportunities for all students, regardless of experience. Anyone who wants to audition will be cast in a role; anyone who wants to be part of the stage crew will be put to work. The Performing Arts community includes a dedicated, creative, and resilient cohort of technical theater students who provide invaluable support for plays, concerts, assemblies, and numerous events in Franklin Theater throughout the year. They do all this while developing skills in various areas of production technology and design.
Past Upper School Theatrical Productions
This six-year history provides a glimpse into the nature, diversity, and magnitude of the works produced in our Upper School Theater program in a typical school year.
2024–25
Mean Girls — Book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin
Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare
Clue — Sandy Rustin
2023–24
Urinetown — Book by Greg Kotis, music and lyrics by Mark Hollman
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (Neo-futurist plays from the first 25 years) — Greg Allen (Maine One-Act Festival)
An Evening of Original Student Plays — Waynflete Playwrights
2022–23
Our Town — Thornton Wilder
SpongeBob, The Musical — Tina Landau, music by various artists
A Midsummer Night’s Dream — William Shakespeare
2021–22
The Addams Family — Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music/lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic — Matt Cox
She Kills Monsters — Qui Nguyen
2020–21
Metamorphoses — Mary Zimmerman
Student Written Plays — Waynflete Playwrights
Twelfth Night — William Shakespeare
2019–20
Guys and Dolls — Swerling, Loesser and Burrows
The Laramie Project — Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project
A “Virtual” Midsummer Night’s Dream — William Shakespeare
Students wishing to supplement their academic experiences (for an additional cost) may add enrichment music lessons and workshops on our campus.
