Theatre Production
Every student is invited to find their spot in the light — whether acting center-stage, designing sets, or managing lighting rigs.
The theatre program at Saint Stephen’s approaches performance as a collaborative discipline. We believe that stepping into the shoes of another character builds profound empathy, while the technical requirements of the stage develop problem-solving under pressure.
Beginning with creative dramatics in Lower School, students progress to elective courses in acting techniques, script analysis, and stagecraft. With multiple full-scale productions each year — including classical plays, musicals, and student-directed showcases — our black box and main-stage theatres serve as active makerspaces.
On the Stage
Actors develop vocal projection, physical presence, character research, and ensemble trust. From cast rehearsals to opening night, students experience the focus of collaborating to bring a script to life.
The Lower and Intermediate School productions are in November, and the Middle and Upper School productions are in March. Auditions are used to cast the shows, but every student who would like to perform in the musical production may.
Technical Stagecraft
Our program emphasizes that theatre is as much about structure as it is about performance. Students learn the mechanics of set construction, costume design, lighting layouts, and digital sound engineering.
Student stage managers run our live shows, managing back-of-house cues and technical teams during a variety of performances in the state-of-the-art Pullen Center.
The work.
Productions on stage — drawn from the school's own photography.
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The stage is a laboratory for empathy. It is where you learn what it feels like to walk in someone else's shoes, if only for two hours.
Theater Director Jeannine Elisha · Saint Stephen's Faculty