Arts
Theater
Our girls are ready for their cue.
Theater at Agnes Irwin empowers girls to explore all aspects of the art: acting technique, voice, script writing, directing, lighting and sound, stage crew, and set design. With an appreciation for the collaborative nature of theater, and so many curricular and extracurricular theatrical programs to choose from, the stage — in all its wonder — is the perfect platform for our girls to break a leg!
Middle School Theater
Students in grades five through seven have a full year of theater, and eighth graders participate in quarter-long classes in music and theater subjects. Theater classes work on theater skills including improvisation, character development, and theater history; with a specific focus on public speaking in seventh grade. Our students love to participate in our extracurricular Middle School Musical.
Upper School Theater
The Upper School program reflects a two-strand emphasis on developing the technical and dramatic expertise of each student. Both are highlighted in the first two courses, followed by the opportunity for focused concentration in the third and capstone courses. There are plenty of extracurricular opportunities in theater, including our fall musical, the Upper School play, various cabarets and clubs.
Middle School Musical | The Music Man, Jr.
Nearly 60 middle schoolers brought The Music Man, Jr. to the stage in this all-girls' cast and crew production, featuring some of musical theatre's most iconic songs.
Upper School Musical | Mamma Mia!
More than 53 upper schoolers, along with four Haverford School students, brought this Broadway classic to life!
Middle School Musical | The Little Mermaid, Jr.
From comical crab Sebastian to undersea antagonist Ursula, the cast of The Little Mermaid, Jr. took us under the sea for an evening of music and laughter.
Upper School Musical | 9 to 5: The Musical
Upper schoolers, alongside a few Haverford School students, gave male-dominated workplaces from the 1970's a makeover in our production.
Upper School Musical | Legally Blonde: The Musical
More than 60 upper schoolers, alongside three Haverford School students, rocked Harvard Law when they took the stage for our production.
Upper School Play | Snow White Gets Her Say... and Then Some!
This modern play is based on the play by Chris Wind, but rewritten and adapted by director and theatre teacher Karen Stait and several students from the Production Direction team.
