Artistic Exploration and Experimentation
FSS Theater presents two mainstage productions each year (fall play and spring musical). Students can get involved in a variety of ways: performing onstage, building/painting scenery and props, designing costumes, playing in the pit band, assisting with directing/choreography, or running light and sound. We also participate in the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, a national theater journalism program which recognizes excellence in high school theater.
Upper school Drama courses include instruction in a broad range of skills, including the acting craft, direction, production, theatrical design, playwriting, and developing a critical approach to theater. Students start in Drama I as ninth graders and can advance to Drama II or Technically Theater if they wish to further pursue their craft. We enjoy a vibrant partnership with Philly Young Playwrights, hosting teaching artists to mentor our students in writing monologues and plays. The Mary Margaret Longaker ’27 Playwriting Competition recognizes a winning student play each year, chosen by a panel of faculty, alumni, and theater professionals.
