Drama FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions

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Who?

  • Any Jesuit High School student (9-12)
  • Any high school-age woman from either a private or public school
  • All under the guidance of a Professional Staff of theater teaching-artists

What?

Jesuit Drama is an after-school and weekend co-curricular activity

  • Many opportunities onstage (acting, dancing, singing)
  • Many opportunities offstage (building, designing, painting, sewing, welding)
  • Transcript credit offered and awarded to all Jesuit students who participate in the cast and on the run crew

When?      

  • Fall Play (comedy, drama, documentary theater, original work)
  • Winter Musical (classic, contemporary, original work, revues)
  • Spring Touring Show (small-cast, community outreach)
  • Beyond the Black Box (community service project on every production)

Where? 

The Harris Center Black Box Theater, our 153-seat performance-space equipped with state-of-the-art technology and resources both on and offstage

How?       

  • Regularly scheduled, open-invitation Information Meetings 
  • Audition Workshops for both newcomers and returning student performers 
  • Tech Training Days for both newcomers and returning technicians
  • Start-of-production “Company Days” were all cast, crew, staff and families meet to learn about the production, the process, and to get acquainted

Why?

“Unless we tell stories about ourselves, which is all that theater is, we’re in deep trouble.” (Alan Rickman)