Theatre

In the fall of 2001 the Fr. Leon J. Hogenkamp, S.J. Auditorium opened ushering in a new era for dramatic arts at McQuaid. Since then the McQuaid theatre program has continued to evolve both in the classroom and in the productions mounted. We are committed to the idea penned by Augusto Boal, theatre practitioner and drama theorist, that “we must all do theatre to find out who we are, and to discover who we could become.” It is for this reason that we not only teach theatre in the classroom, but we also teach throughout every production element in the shows we present.

            Theatre courses offered include Middle School Drama, Acting Seminar and Theatre Technology I and II and two major high school productions are presented each year, a drama or comedy in the fall and a musical in the spring. When a show calls for younger characters, middle school students may audition for the high school productions. Female roles are cast with girls from all over Monroe County. Besides acting, students can also be involved in the shows as a stage manager/assistant stage manager, building sets, working on sound and lighting, running the change of scenes, gathering/making props, playing in the orchestra for the musicals, or helping with choreography. In addition to the two major productions, middle school students may also participate in a production of one-act plays, and high school students may be selected to direct a production of their own choosing.

            All of the above opportunities are means whereby students may learn not only about theatre, but also learn more about themselves and the world in which they live. The poet Robert Browning couldn’t have said it better:

            “If all the world’s a stage and life is just a play upon it, get me two seats in the stalls.”

Current Productions

Something Rotten! Cast

Past Productions