Theatre Opportunities

 

For the past nineteen years, Eastwood has performed a Broadway-style musical. Each year, we choose musicals that contain timeless truths. In the production of these shows, students are encouraged to see that performing arts help to convey deep truths to Christians and non-Christians alike. And if the actors perform not for their own glory but for the glory of their Creator, that message is made even sweeter. In 2021, we were able to expand our theatre program to include not only our annual Eastwood Players show in the spring, but also a fall Eastwood Junior Players show as well. The difficulty and scale of each musical challenges students to perform at a high level of acting, singing, and dancing. Our team of volunteers works tirelessly to help create a grand spectacle that never fails to impress.

 

Previous Players Productions

  • 2004- The King and I

  • 2005- Fiddler on the Roof

  • 2006- The Music Man

  • 2007- The Sound of Music

  • 2008- Annie

  • 2009- Meet Me in St. Louis

  • 2010- The King and I

  • 2011- The Music Man

  • 2012- Fiddler on the Roof

  • 2013- Cinderella

  • 2014- The Sound of Music

  • 2015- Annie

  • 2016- Les Miserables

  • 2017- The Music Man

  • 2018- Fiddler on the Roof

  • 2019- Peter Pan

  • 2020- Newsies

  • 2021- Guys and Dolls

  • 2022- Les Miserables

  • 2023- Beauty and the Beast

  • 2024- The Music Man

Previous Jr. Players Productions

  • 2021-The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

  • 2022- Cinderella

  • 2023 - The Wizard of Oz


Eastwood Junior Players is led by Ruth Givens. This is a semester-long program open to all Lower School students, with weekly rehearsals. Students must complete the audition process and be chosen to participate. We will have a parent informational meeting that you must attend for your child to qualify to audition.

Ruth’s email is rgivens@eastwoodschool.org

 


Shakespeare in the Park

 

Each year the upper school students compete in an intramural theatre competition called “Shakespeare in the Park.” Students must create a 20-minute version of one of Shakespeare’s plays and present it on a Saturday afternoon to our school audience. The winning team each year lays claim to the coveted “Gilded Bard” trophy.