Theatre Arts
The Performing Arts at NCCS are comprised of our instrumental, vocal, and theatrical programs. Students participate in these programs through auditioned ensembles, classroom instruction, and via our private lesson program.
Performing arts bolster self-confidence in students and help them understand how and why they are made. Further, students come to realize that their individual gifts fit within a larger context of their ensembles and that all of these individual gifts are coordinated for the success of the ensemble. Each member of the group is responsible for each other member.
“I credit the arts at NCCS with learning to feel comfortable on a stage, speaking and performing in front of others. I gained confidence that I still draw on every day.” – NCCS Alumni
The Theater Arts program desires to see students develop confidence, poise, and presence through both scripted and improvised activities and rehearsals. Beginning in 5th grade our students are exposed to “being on stage” in some form or fashion. The Theatre program begins by teaching basic speech and movement skills and progressing into more complicated and difficult stagecraft as the students enter Upper School.
There are four shows put on each year by the Theatre Arts department in Upper School: the Academy Actors’ One Act in the fall, a full-length production in the winter, the Academy Showcase in the spring, and an oft-acclaimed spring musical. We also produce two shows each year in Middle School: a musical each fall and a one act in the spring. Lower School students also produce a show annually: the very popular Lower School Play.
The Academy of the Arts offers a track in the Theater Arts in Upper School. This track is for students who are keenly focusing on acting and want to make it a part of their lives after leaving high school and even college.
CONTACT
Mrs. Megan Pruitt
Director of the Arts + Director of Bands
Mr. Matthew Hendrix
Arts Technical Director
Director of Theatre Arts
Carolyn Penner
Middle School Theatre
Jennifer Maner
NCCS Arts Administrative Assistant