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, welding)

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 145-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

Why?

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