Theatre

Lower students to learn to express themselves through movement, drama, and speech. Every year, lower school students perform a musical on the O. O. Emmons stage. After-school theatre enrichment programs are available through LEAP camps.

Fine Arts Exploration (grade 6)
Sixth graders take a Fine Arts Exploration course where they experience band, chorus, visual art, and theatre. This helps them find their particular interests and aids them in choosing fine arts electives throughout the rest of upper school.

Improv Theatre Troupe (grades 6–8)
Prerequisite: Teacher approval
Improv Theatre Troupe is for students who have a desire to perform theatrically in front of their peers, especially younger students. Students hone their acting skills as well as improvise together as a group. The troupe performs before several audiences throughout the year including chapel performances. Through their experiences in Improv Theatre Troupe, students learn how to perform as one and use their talents to glorify God.

Middle School Play (grades 6–8)
Every year, the middle school produces and performs a play on the O. O. Emmons stage. All middle school students can audition. Students learn both onstage and offstage skills such as performance, vocal technique, design, set, costumes, lights, and sound.

Drama Class (grades 9–12)
Drama is an interactive performance class. Students who select this class should be prepared to read, write, rehearse, and memorize. The class begins with an introduction to theatre, including history of theatre. Students receive instruction in basic acting, improvisation, monologues, short plays, and ensemble acting. In addition, they study the technical side of theatre including makeup, set design, and blocking. Students are expected to attend and critique one off-campus play each quarter and to participate in some level in the production of Harding’s play(s).

Upper School Play (grades 9–12)
Every year, the upper school produces and performs a play on the O. O. Emmons stage. All upper school students can audition. Students learn both onstage and offstage skills such as performance, vocal technique, design, set, costumes, lights, and sound.

Upper School Musical (grades 9–12)
Every year, the upper school produces and performs a musical on the O. O. Emmons stage. All upper school students can audition. Students learn both onstage and offstage skills such as performance, vocal technique, design, set, costumes, lights, and sound.

The Full Cast for Outstanding Large Ensemble
Outstanding Student Orchestra
Brooks Tomlinson for Outstanding Featured Actor
Johnathan Dance for Spirit of the HSMTA’s

Outstanding Costumes (winner)

Katie Reidel for Outstanding Featured Actress
Tessa Mullinix, Ayana Walls, and Maia Bennett for Outstanding Small Ensemble–Dragon
Elena Parkhurst for The Bravo Award
Tyler Patterson for Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
Outstanding Artistic Element—Dragon
Outstanding Student Orchestra

Chandler Donlin for The Bravo Award (winner)
Tyler Patterson for Outstanding Student Technical Achievement Award
Bella Malone for Outstanding Featured Actress
Outstanding Student Orchestra

Outstanding Production Materials
Aubrey Dearen for Outstanding Creative Achievement

Katie Fisher McHugh for Best Supporting Actress
Aubrey Dearen for Creative Achievement
Outstanding Front of House
Outstanding Costumes

Best Lighting Design

Best Special Effects (The Audrey IIs)