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2022-2023 Upcoming Productions

MET Production- Lord of the Flies

MET Production- Lord of the Flies

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Marlborough Performing Arts presents

A MET/DC Production

LORD OF THE FLIES by Nigel Williams

Based on the novel by William Golding

“It isn’t the Beast. It’s Us.”

“It’s not Us. 这是他们.”

A group of American schoolgirls are evacuated from their homes in the midst of a war. Stranded after their plane crashes on a remote, undiscovered island, the girls fight for survival, but their isolation exposes the contrast between cooperation and competition, friendship and power. This stage adaptation examines the relevant, potent effects of bullying and violence on young minds. How does fear change us? The play is a clarion call for acceptance and kindness.

Thursdays, March 9th & 16th 3:30pm

Fridays, March 10th & 17th 7:00pm

Saturdays, March 11th & 18th 7:00pm

Tickets $11.00

Ticket link: alanallport.net/flies

There is limited seating so please RSVP in advance.

*This production contains violence and subject matter that is not appropriate for young children. Suggested age is 12+

The production is a collaboration between Marlborough Ensemble Theatre and the Design Collaborative with the support of an adult creative team.

Directed by Kristi Schultz

Production Design by Students

Supported by our Performing Arts Faculty

Past Productions

The Performing Arts Department is dedicated to creating professional quality performance that ranges in style from self-created pieces to classical works to contemporary performance. Students are taught to respect the creative environment and all the elements that go into the realization of a production, both on and off-stage. Two fully-equipped performance spaces and a large scene shop provide the ground for skilled tech training and ambitious scenic, sound and lighting design elements.

2022-2023

All-School Production - Sense & Sensibility

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Marlborough Performing Arts ALL SCHOOL PRODUCTION

‘Sense & Sensibility’ by Kate Hamill

Adapted from the Novel by Jane Austen

After the unfortunate and sudden death of their father, the Dashwood Sisters are financially destitute and socially vulnerable. They must band together to survive the gossip circles of late 18th-century England. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY examines these aspects of human society and character, both reasonable and ridiculous, through music and mayhem.

When reputation is everything, can one truly follow the heart?

Performance Dates:

Thursday, October 27 2022 3:30pm

Friday, October 28, 2022 7:00pm

Saturday, October 29, 2022 7:00pm

Tickets available for purchase at:

http://surveys.alanallport.net/sense

Creative Team:

Directed by Kristi Schultz

Scenic & Lighting Michael Fountain

Scenic & Sound Luke Rothschild

Costume Design Kharen Zeunert

Acting/Vocal Coach Sarah Foster

Historical Dances Elyse Ashton

Producers Kristi Schultz, Sarah Foster

Department Chair Mpambo Wina

Please help us adhere to city requirements and commitments with our neighbors by parking in the Third Street parking lot. Please do not park on the street.

The running time for Sense and Sensibility is approximately two hours and will include one intermission. Please aim to arrive 15 minutes before the show time, as latecomers will only be admitted at an appropriate break in action. Please note that no photography or filming will be allowed at any time during the performance. We recommend the production for audience members aged 7 years old and above.

All-School Dance Concert - Reconnect

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Performance Dates:

Nov 17 at 3:30pm and Nov 18 at 7pm.

About:

Join us for Reconnect, the 2022 All-School Dance Concert. The concert is an eclectic performance of dance featuring jazz, contemporary lyrical, hip hop and more! Choreography by guest artists, students grade 7-12, and faculty with projection design by Dr. Kessner's coding students.

Contact:

Ms. Rothschild

holly.rothschild@alanallport.net

Evening of Dance - Aria

2021-2022

All-School Dance Concert

All-School Production - 《妈妈咪呀

《妈妈咪呀!
Book by Catherine Johnson, based on the songs by ABBA | Music by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Contact: Kristi Schultz kristi.schultz@alanallport.net

Performances:

Wed, Feb 9th 3:30pm (Students/Staculty) - RSVP here soon

Thurs, Feb 10th 3:30pm (Students/Staculty) - RSVP here soon

Fri, Feb 11th 7:00pm (Family/Friends PODS) - ticket link coming soon!

Sat, Feb 12th 7:00pm (Family/Friends PODS) - ticket link coming soon!

Rehearsals will take place weekdays after school and on Saturdays
Seeking Actors, Singers, and Dancers of diverse backgrounds!
All students in Middle School and Upper School are invited to audition.

On a small Greek Island, Sophie dreams of a 'perfect' wedding and embarks on a quest to figure out who her father is. Her mother Donna, former singer of 70s pop group Donna and the Dynamos, refuses to talk about the past, so Sophie takes matters into her own hands. Told through the legendary songs of ABBA, 《妈妈咪呀 is a joyful, celebratory musical about love, forgiveness, and following your dreams.

MET Production: Machinal

Marlborough Performing Arts presents

a MET/DC Production

Machinal by Sophie Treadwell

Directed by Kristi Schultz

Production Design by Amelia Charter

Costume Design by Kharen Zeunert

In the city. A woman is restless. A woman is suffocating. A woman is silenced.

A woman revolts. In Sophie Treadwell's 1928 Expressionist Drama, Machinal follows the life of a Young Woman who is constrained by a society that favors men and money. What will she do to break free? This production is a collaboration between the Marlborough Ensemble Theatre and Design Collaborative students.

Wednesday, March 23 3:30pm (Students & Staculty)

Thursday, March 24 7:00pm

Friday, March 25 7:00pm

Evening of Dance

Instrumental Recital

2020-2021

Fall Production- Macbeth

Marlborough Performing Arts presents:

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

MACBETH is the story of someone struggling - even against the gods themselves - to remain master over their fate. As a result, they destroy everything they love. This collaborative and multidisciplinary production, set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Roaring 1920s and the madness of the 2020s, uses voice, media, music, and movement to explore the metaphors and emotions within Shakespeare’s text.

Directed by Michael Fountain and Kristi Shultz with performances by 23 students in grades 7 - 12 and featuring Cordelia R. '21 and Sophie G. '21 as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

The upper school design and technology class, Design Collaborative, is the acting Design Team for MACBETH. Under the mentorship of Amelia Charter, Amy A. '23 created video art, Charlie R. '22 engineered sound effects, Joy W. '21 worked with lighting, and Louise C. '21 took lead on designing the broadcast, bringing all the elements together. Adeline G. '21, acts as Production Stage Manager for the show.

In addition, music was compiled and composed by faculty member Luke Rothschild integrating the vocal artistry of student Iara N. '25.

Costumes were conceived and orchestrated by faculty member Kharen Zeunert with assistance from local artist Gabi Mayorga.

Join us for a virtual experience of Macbeth like no other!

Bonus: No masks required.

Shows on November 12th at 4:30 and November 13th and 14th at 7:00 pm.

To view the show: http://vimeo.com/479412897/321f76df4a

Winter Choral Concert- We Believe

Middle School Production- The Food Show

Spring Choral Concert: What Happens When...

What Happens When... Spring Choral Concert invitation

Join us for our upcoming Spring Choral Concert on April 23rd at 5:00pm! The concert, entitled "What Happens When...", celebrates and inspires change for a brighter future through the power of voices working in harmony. 收听听到十大网赌靠谱网址平台的室内合唱, Concert Choir, Melodic Mustangs, and Community Choir as we share the message of hope and gratitude from the semester. We look forward to sharing our songs with the community both near and far! Free admission through the Vimeo live link:

http://vimeo.com/event/887850/1a923cbaf1

Instrumental Recital

All-School Dance and Evening of Dance Concert

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The All School Dance Concert and Evening of Dance will present a Celebration of Dance on April 30 and May 1, 2021.

We hope you will be able to join us for two dance concerts next week: The Evening of Dance under the artistic direction of Mpambo Wina, and The All School Dance Concert under the artistic direction of Holly Rothschild. These concerts are a beautiful rendering of student choreography as well as our incredible guest choreographers and noted cinematographer, Guzman Rosato.

Please join us virtually for an eclectic and exciting evening of original dance works.

Vimeo Link: http://vimeo.com/event/924909/fb60b6b337

MET: Noises Off

Photo and editing by Jesse Austin.

Please note that, though the picture suggests otherwise,

the shoot took place with covid-protocols in place.

NOISES OFF

May 13th at 3:30 pm

May 14th and 15th at 7:00 pm

Direction by Lizi Watt

Technical Direction by Amelia Charter

Costumes by Kharen Zeunert

The Marlborough Ensemble Theatre and Design Collaborative are eager to share with you our ensemble-created version of Michael Frayne’s (in)famous farce, NOISES OFF. We invite you to go on a wild ride with the company as they try to keep their touring show (play within a play!) of Nothing On running amidst the throes of the 2020 pandemic.

People often say “the play must go on!” But have these people met Dotty Otley and Gary Lejeune after a spat? Have they witnessed a love triangle unravelling mid-performance? Have they seen what copious amounts of sardines can do to the human spirit? All this, plus quarantined actors befuddled and bamboozled from too many days in their hotel rooms!

Come prepared for silliness, mayhem and some fantastic British accents!

2019 - 2020

All School-Musical - Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde is a musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and book by Heather Hach. The story is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a much beloved sorority girl who follows ex-boyfriend Warner to Harvard Law School in hopes of winning him back. With an unapologetic trust in her own pinky-pink powerful femininity plus the support of her loyal Delta Nu Greek chorus, various unexpected advocates and a little studying, Elle discovers that she has a knack for using law to help others, and surprises everyone...even herself!

Marlborough Ensemble Theatre - The Wolves

The Wolves, by Sarah DeLappe

A soccer team, in the moments before the game. Nine young women about to take the field to take on the opposition. Spitfire conversation. Inside jokes. Tiny battles already bubbling. The huddle, the gossip, the secrets. Come watch one dynamic group of players navigate big (and small) questions with all of the vigor, anxiety, ambition and rawness of their adolescence.

Radio Play Production: Tuck Everlasting

All-School Dance Concert - Threads

Evening of Dance - Atria

Winter Choral Concert

Start your holiday with festive tunes at our upcoming Winter Choral Concert! Marlborough's Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Melodic Mustangs, and Community Choir are featured in this season's White Winter Evening performance with a special guest choir appearance from Marymount School!

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A Special Zoom Recital of Music & We Are One Vocal Recital

The Instrumental Ensemble recital will include both solos and chamber music. Choral performances will include songs from Melodic Mustangs, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Community Choir. Please join us as we honor our graduating seniors and celebrate the year end by showcasing the musical dedication of our hard working students.

Song Writing Capstone & Open Studio

Olivia M. '20 will present a Songwriting Capstone culminating in a presentation of her Artist Statement as a live-performance featuring collaboration with other musicians.

Marlborough's theatre classes open their virtual doors to share some of our class-work from the semester. Featuring lineage presentations from MET students, a website created by the CET students, monologues performed by Theatre II students, and original solo-performance explorations created by Theatre IV students.

2018 - 2019

Fall Production - Our Town

In small town turn-of-the-century New England, dawn breaks each morning and the evening quiets down around 9:30 pm. Life is simple in its routine: lovely and bittersweet in turn. In the American theatre classic, Our Town, we are reminded of a universality of human experience: growing up, living, loving and dying...and how, in the end, what matters are the shared moments of joy and sorrow, appreciation and respect for the natural beauty on earth, 也许最重要的是, the quality of our connections to one another.

Marlborough Ensemble Theatre - "We Twelve"

Marlborough Ensemble Theater presents

We Twelve

adapted by Gleason Bauer from the screenplay of "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose and the play, "Twelve Angry Women" by Sherman L. Sergel

"We Twelve" tells the story of twelve jurors locked in a hot room at the tale end of a muggy New York summer. Charged with the civic duty of deciding whether a boy will be sentenced to die for his alleged crimes, the jurors reckon with the heat, their own personal biases, the impossibility of the task, and a changing culture that was fast rushing them toward an unrecognizable future. Peeking back into this August afternoon in 1962, we may recognize how far we’ve come, be we are also asked to face the reality of how much further we have to go.

Spring Production - The Little Prince

All School Dance Concert - Haiku

"Haiku" The 2018 All School Dance Concert was a successful blend of guest artist and student choreography. Highlights include guest choreography by veteran broadway dancer, Lisa Donmall-Reeve and tap artist, Johnnie Hobbs. This year's concert doubled in the number of student participants and choreographers. Student participation ranged from 7th - 12th grade encompassing a wide swath of our community. The performance featured new choreographers mentored by Artistic Director, Holly Rothschild and students with substantial choreography experience. Student choreography ranged stylistically from contemporary to an aerial piece. The ensemble included 23 dancers and a crew of seven and featured a video installation by a Marlborough coding student. As one prospective student said, "I really hope that I can be a part of this program in years to come. Thank you for putting on an outstanding show. I hope to see you next year at Marlborough!".

Evening of Dance - Theme and Variations

Winter Choral Concert - Beautiful December

The Winter Choral Concert honors the work of Marlborough's singers. This semester, in addition to working on the musicality of our pieces, we also strove to bring expression and joy to our performances. The title of the program, Beautiful December, comes from one of the pieces in the concert, and is meant to highlight the sentiments of the winter season's holidays: Love, Joy and Peace.

Spring Choral Concert - A Clear Blue Morning

The Spring Choral Concert honors the work of our singers this semester. With our graduating seniors in mind, this concert program was created with the end signifying a new beginning. With Dolly Parton’s Light of a Clear Blue Morning being the inspiration and catalyst for the evening's message, this program symbolizes the path of life through the metaphor of darkness to light. The concert begins with intensity and dynamic pieces that contrast the peacefulness and stillness to follow. In the end, the concert arcs to the breaking of dawn when a new day is upon us, giving us a renewed spirit and hopeful anticipation for tomorrow.

Choirs in performance include the Marlborough Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Melodic Mustangs, and Community Choir. We are also pleased to feature soloists in the Vocalist-In-Residence Program under the direction of guest artist, Lisa Vroman.

Instrument Ensemble ~ Spring Recital

2017 - 2018

All-School Play - Peter and the Starcatcher

Who was the wild child Peter Pan before he got his name? And what is a girl doing standing up against the most-feared pirate on the seven seas? Join us for a pirate-packed, starstuff-studded wickedly fantastic romp with Molly the Starcatcher, Boy the orphan, and a bounty of outrageous characters jammed full of vim, vigor and attitude.

There may be magic.
There could be mermaids.
There will be fisticuffs with the evil captain, Black Stache!

Middle School Musical - Singin' in the Rain

In Singin' in the Rain, the stage musical, we come face to face with all our favorite characters from the Hollywood classic. Silent film stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont struggle as the silent film era pirouettes awkwardly into the age of the talkies. They are joined by the comedy-genius Cosmo Brown and aspiring actress Kathy Selden (as well as many other wonderful characters) who are a part of this delightful story. Come see Marlborough's Middle School performers and technicians as they bring this gem to life. Feet will dance and songs will sing: Join the fun!

Marlborough Ensemble Theatre - The Women of Lockerbie

All-School Dance Concert - Intersections

Under the artistic direction of dance instructor, Holly Rothschild, this year's All School Dance Concert, titled Intersections, will be an assemblage of student choreography exploring themes of space and light. Guest artist, Carole Kim, who created the immersive projections for the Performing Arts Department's production of A Wrinkle in Time this past spring, will create projection landscapes which investigate the interaction of technology and movement. Ms. Kim will use elements of the student’s choreography to design her projections.

Evening of Dance Featuring Dance Dimensions - Letters to the World

The Evening of Dance, a celebration of universal dance forms, features student work and professional choreography. This year Dance Dimensions is proud to present an evening of dance entitled Letters to the World, which honors the work and legacy of dance pioneer Martha Graham. Choreographed by guest artist Pia Vinson, the company highlights two pieces that utilize the Graham technique. Also of note is a stage set that includes specially designed objects reminiscent of Calder and Noguchi, with whom Graham collaborated for her own stage.

Winter Choral Concert - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Instrument Ensemble - A Recital of Chamber Music

2016 - 2017

All-School Musical - The Tempest

Marlborough Ensemble Theatre - Steel Magnolias

All-School Dance Concert - A Pleasant Disorder of Things

Dance Dimensions - Dances at a Gathering

Winter Choral Concert

Spring Choral Concert and Chamber Music Recital

2015 - 2016

All School Musical - A Workshop Production of Mr. Burns: A Post-electric Play

Middle School Performance Project - Alone Together

Marlborough Ensemble Theatre - It's a Girl

Dance Dimensions - The Green Table

Winter Choral Concert

Spring Choral Concert

Instrumental Ensemble

2014 - 2015

All School Musical - Into the Woods

November 20 - 22, 2014
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
Directed by Gleason Bauer
Music Direction by Ernie Scarbrough
Choreography by Holly Rothschild
Technical Direction by Doug Lowry
Costume Design by Gleason Bauer
Set Design by Evan Bartoletti
Lighting Design by Hilda Outwater
Puppet and Mask Design by Joe Seely
Sound Design by Luke Rothschild