Westover’s Drama Department offers three full-scale productions each year: the Fall Musical, Winter Play and Spring Shakespeare. Our state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center features professional-grade lighting and sound equipment to fully support each show. For those students who prefer to work behind the scenes, students may study Technical Theatre, where they will learn lighting, sound, set design, and construction and stage management. 2012-2013 productions will include: “Legally Blonde,” “Machinal”, and “Measure for Measure.”

Westover offers every student, regardless of previous experience, an opportunity to to work as an actor or technician. Auditions are open to all students and casts are large enough to offer a role to all interested students. Strong friendships spring up among the cast and crew of each show because of the spirit of teamwork and collaboration that drives each production. Boys from local schools are frequently invited to participate in the shows, rounding out the cast where male roles are required.

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