Fine Arts

Theater Arts

Our Theater Program produces two shows each year in the Fall and in the Spring. Past shows have included Anastasia, Little Women, Radium Girls, The Addams Family, Damn Yankees and Godspell. All students, regardless of experience, are taught the basics of acting, character development and communication on stage. The Drama Club is also open to all students who are interested in any aspect of theater. This includes acting, stage crew, set design, costuming, make-up and more.

2022-2023 Productions

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2022-2023 Productions

You Can't Take It With You
November 11, 12, 18, 19 @7 pm; November 13 @ 2pm

The Music Man
March 24, 25, 31, and April 1 @ 7 pm; March 26 @ 2pm
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Theater Staff

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Kathryn Rice

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Megan Brusnahan

Technical Director
Laurie Candalor

Costuming Teacher
Courtney Foster

Sewing Instructor
Sean Scalsky

Assistant Technical Director - Auditorium and Construction
Benjamin Shannon

Asst. Technical Director, Instruction & Design
Arianna Tilley

Assistant Director of Theater Arts

Trip Down Broadway

Every year, the Drama Club spends a weekend in New York City learning about various plays and shows. A few highlights include visiting local attractions, such as St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Rockefeller Center, and getting a behind-the-scenes tour of current Broadway productions. Participants also have the chance to attend workshops and rehearsals with actors and actresses from Broadway shows.

Theater Clubs

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Drama Club

Membership in the Bishop Ireton Drama Club is open to any student in the school who is interested in Theater, including acting, stage crew, costuming, designing, or attending shows and drama workshops as a group. Student leaders work hard to make the club active, open and inclusive. The various areas of Bishop Ireton productions are part of one community and work together as a team. There are regular meetings throughout the year to plan and allow the entire club to come together and discuss ideas.
Drama Club Officers 2022-2023 coming soon!
Thespian Society

The International Thespian Society (ITS), founded in 1929, is an honorary organization for high school and middle school theater students located at more than 4,200 affiliated secondary schools across America, Canada, and abroad. The mission of ITS is to honor student achievement in the theater arts. High school inductees are known as Thespians and junior high/middle school inductees are known as Junior Thespians. ITS is a division of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA).

The Thespian troupe is a subset of our theater arts program. It is the student honor society, a separate student organization, and membership is earned. Any student may be a member of the theater program, but only students who have been officially inducted and registered with the EdTA national office are members of the theater program and the International Thespian Society.
Troupe 3418 Members 2022-2023 coming soon!
Cappies Program

Bishop Ireton is a proud member of the National Capital Area Cappies program. The Cappies are a writing and awards program (100% student driven) that trains high school theater and journalism students to be expert writers, critical thinkers and leaders. Bishop Ireton was a charter member of the very first Cappies program in the United States.
Bishop Ireton Cappies Team 2022-2023 coming soon!